Ottawa vs WSU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Ottawa is a private (not-for-profit) and WSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Ottawa has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,300) than WSU ($19,240).
It is harder to admit to Ottawa than WSU.
WSU has a higher submitted SAT score (970) than Ottawa (970).
WSU has higher submitted ACT score (19) than Ottawa (19).
WSU has more students with 16,216 students while Ottawa has 953 students.
Ottawa has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while WSU's ratio is 20 to 1.
WSU has more full-time faculties with 566 faculties while Ottawa has 27 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Ottawa University-Ottawa and Wichita State University.

Ottawa	vs.	WSU
Ottawa, Kansas	Location	Wichita, Kansas
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$35,300	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,322 Out-Of-State$19,240
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	59%
$27,900	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,373

80.03 %	Acceptance Rates	94.94 %
10.17 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.78 %
970	SAT Score	1,090
19	ACT Score	22
28 %	Graduation Rate	51 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
57 %	Retention Rate	66 %
953	Student Population	16,216
27	Number of Faculties	566
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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