PLU vs CWU 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.

PLU is a private (not-for-profit) and CWU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
PLU has more expensive tuition & fees ($50,272) than CWU ($26,771).
It is harder to admit to PLU than CWU.
CWU has more students with 9,257 students while PLU has 2,633 students.
PLU has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while CWU's ratio is 14 to 1.
CWU has more full-time faculties with 397 faculties while PLU has 198 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pacific Lutheran University and Central Washington University.

PLU	vs.	CWU
Tacoma, Washington	Location	Ellensburg, Washington
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$50,272	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,192 Out-Of-State$26,771
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	69%
$33,815	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,562

81.01 %	Acceptance Rates	90.00 %
19.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.01 %
1,130	SAT Score	-
24	ACT Score	-
71 %	Graduation Rate	52 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
78 %	Retention Rate	68 %
2,633	Student Population	9,257
198	Number of Faculties	397
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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