OC Comets vs GVSU 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.

OC Comets is a private (not-for-profit) and GVSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
OC Comets has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,076) than GVSU ($21,154).
It is harder to admit to GVSU than OC Comets.
GVSU has more students with 21,648 students while OC Comets has 919 students.
OC Comets has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while GVSU's ratio is 15 to 1.
GVSU has more full-time faculties with 1,101 faculties while OC Comets has 45 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - The University of Olivet and Grand Valley State University.

OC Comets	vs.	GVSU
Olivet, Michigan	Location	Allendale, Michigan
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
$33,076	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,978 Out-Of-State$21,154
96%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$22,766	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,921

96.97 %	Acceptance Rates	95.00 %
24.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,070
-	ACT Score	24
44 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
65 %	Retention Rate	79 %
919	Student Population	21,648
45	Number of Faculties	1,101
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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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