Purdue Northwest vs IWU

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Purdue Northwest 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 Purdue Northwest ($14,933).
It is harder to admit to Purdue Northwest than IWU.
IWU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,030) than Purdue Northwest (1,030).
Both Purdue Northwest and IWU have the same submitted ACT scores (21).
Purdue Northwest has more students with 8,911 students while IWU has 2,603 students.
IWU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Purdue Northwest's ratio is 15 to 1.
IWU has more full-time faculties with 283 faculties while Purdue Northwest has 267 full-time faculties.

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

Purdue Northwest	vs.	IWU
Hammond, Indiana	Location	Marion, Indiana
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$8,048 Out-Of-State$14,933	2024 Tuition & Fees	$31,168
52%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$7,131	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,043

71.00 %	Acceptance Rates	82.01 %
25.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.01 %
1,030	SAT Score	1,070
21	ACT Score	21
44 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
64 %	Retention Rate	78 %
8,911	Student Population	2,603
267	Number of Faculties	283
15 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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