PU vs Wabash College

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 Wabash College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Wabash College has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,125) than PU ($28,794).
It is harder to admit to PU than Wabash College.
PU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,320) than Wabash College (1,200).
PU has higher submitted ACT score (31) than Wabash College (26).
PU has more students with 51,528 students while Wabash College has 835 students.
Wabash College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while PU's ratio is 14 to 1.
PU has more full-time faculties with 2,039 faculties while Wabash College has 90 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Purdue University-Main Campus and Wabash College.

PU	vs.	Wabash College
West Lafayette, Indiana	Location	Crawfordsville, Indiana
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$9,992 Out-Of-State$28,794	2024 Tuition & Fees	$49,125
45%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$9,819	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$35,702

50.30 %	Acceptance Rates	62.78 %
25.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.23 %
1,320	SAT Score	1,200
31	ACT Score	26
83 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
90 %	Retention Rate	88 %
51,528	Student Population	835
2,039	Number of Faculties	90
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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