PU vs IWU 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.

PU is a public and IWU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
IWU has more expensive tuition & fees ($31,168) than PU ($28,794).
It is harder to admit to PU than IWU.
PU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,320) than IWU (1,070).
PU has higher submitted ACT score (31) than IWU (21).
PU has more students with 51,528 students while IWU has 2,603 students.
IWU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while PU's ratio is 14 to 1.
PU has more full-time faculties with 2,039 faculties while IWU has 283 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Purdue University-Main Campus and Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion.

PU	vs.	IWU
West Lafayette, Indiana	Location	Marion, Indiana
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$9,992 Out-Of-State$28,794	2024 Tuition & Fees	$31,168
45%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$9,819	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,043

50.00 %	Acceptance Rates	82.01 %
26.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.01 %
1,320	SAT Score	1,070
31	ACT Score	21
83 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
90 %	Retention Rate	78 %
51,528	Student Population	2,603
2,039	Number of Faculties	283
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

See Full Comparison