PU vs Southern Oregon University

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PU is a private (not-for-profit) and Southern Oregon University is a public school and both are four-years schools.
PU has more expensive tuition & fees ($54,466) than Southern Oregon University ($30,723).
It is harder to admit to Southern Oregon University than PU.
Southern Oregon University has more students with 5,204 students while PU has 3,559 students.
PU has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Southern Oregon University's ratio is 23 to 1.
PU has more full-time faculties with 281 faculties while Southern Oregon University has 151 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pacific University and Southern Oregon University.

PU	vs.	Southern Oregon University
Forest Grove, Oregon	Location	Ashland, Oregon
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$54,466	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,093 Out-Of-State$30,723
91%	% Receiving Financial Aid	47%
$30,892	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,068

92.01 %	Acceptance Rates	83.00 %
15.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.01 %
1,110	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	-
66 %	Graduation Rate	46 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
77 %	Retention Rate	71 %
3,559	Student Population	5,204
281	Number of Faculties	151
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	23 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, 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

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