PLU vs Highline College

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 Highline College is a public school and both are four-years schools.
PLU has more expensive tuition & fees ($50,272) than Highline College ($5,156).
Highline College has more students with 4,684 students while PLU has 2,633 students.
PLU has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Highline College's ratio is 14 to 1.
PLU has more full-time faculties with 198 faculties while Highline College has 161 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pacific Lutheran University and Highline College.

PLU	vs.	Highline College
Tacoma, Washington	Location	Des Moines, Washington
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's
$50,272	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$4,623 Out-Of-State$5,156
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	46%
$33,815	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,072

81.01 %	Acceptance Rates	-
19.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,130	SAT Score	-
24	ACT Score	-
71 %	Graduation Rate	40 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
78 %	Retention Rate	-
2,633	Student Population	4,684
198	Number of Faculties	161
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), 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

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