SAU vs WSU 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.

SAU is a private (not-for-profit) and WSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
WSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,158) than SAU ($32,580).
It is harder to admit to SAU than WSU.
WSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,060) than SAU (1,060).
WSU has higher submitted ACT score (23) than SAU (23).
WSU has more students with 23,630 students while SAU has 2,396 students.
SAU has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while WSU's ratio is 14 to 1.
WSU has more full-time faculties with 1,531 faculties while SAU has 82 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Spring Arbor University and Wayne State University.

SAU	vs.	WSU
Spring Arbor, Michigan	Location	Detroit, Michigan
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$32,580	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,464 Out-Of-State$33,158
77%	% Receiving Financial Aid	78%
$17,775	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,910

37.33 %	Acceptance Rates	82.03 %
17.55 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.98 %
1,060	SAT Score	1,140
23	ACT Score	25
60 %	Graduation Rate	60 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
68 %	Retention Rate	84 %
2,396	Student Population	23,630
82	Number of Faculties	1,531
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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