SAU vs Western Carolina University

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SAU is a private (not-for-profit) and Western Carolina University is a public school and both are four-years schools.
SAU has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,800) than Western Carolina University ($8,532).
Western Carolina University has more students with 11,635 students while SAU has 809 students.
SAU has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while Western Carolina University's ratio is 16 to 1.
Western Carolina University has more full-time faculties with 544 faculties while SAU has 50 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - St. Andrews University and Western Carolina University.

SAU	vs.	Western Carolina University
Laurinburg, North Carolina	Location	Cullowhee, North Carolina
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$30,800	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$4,532 Out-Of-State$8,532
89%	% Receiving Financial Aid	96%
$16,240	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$4,444

-	Acceptance Rates	86.66 %
-	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.35 %
-	SAT Score	1,155
-	ACT Score	23
27 %	Graduation Rate	60 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	28 %
59 %	Retention Rate	71 %
809	Student Population	11,635
50	Number of Faculties	544
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, 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, On-campus daycare

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