Purdue Northwest vs Oakland City University

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Purdue Northwest is a public and Oakland City University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Oakland City University has more expensive tuition & fees ($27,150) than Purdue Northwest ($14,933).
It is harder to admit to Oakland City University than Purdue Northwest.
Purdue Northwest has more students with 8,911 students while Oakland City University has 880 students.
Oakland City University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Purdue Northwest's ratio is 15 to 1.
Purdue Northwest has more full-time faculties with 267 faculties while Oakland City University has 34 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Purdue University Northwest and Oakland City University.

Purdue Northwest	vs.	Oakland City University
Hammond, Indiana	Location	Oakland City, 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	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$8,048 Out-Of-State$14,933	2024 Tuition & Fees	$27,150
52%	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
$7,131	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,482

71.00 %	Acceptance Rates	68.05 %
25.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	30.05 %
1,030	SAT Score	-
21	ACT Score	-
44 %	Graduation Rate	53 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	16 %
64 %	Retention Rate	71 %
8,911	Student Population	880
267	Number of Faculties	34
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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