University of Puget Sound vs Whatcom Community College

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University of Puget Sound is a private (not-for-profit) and Whatcom Community College is a public school and both are four-years schools.
University of Puget Sound has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,900) than Whatcom Community College ($11,096).
Whatcom Community College has more students with 3,340 students while University of Puget Sound has 2,023 students.
University of Puget Sound has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Whatcom Community College's ratio is 13 to 1.
University of Puget Sound has more full-time faculties with 227 faculties while Whatcom Community College has 85 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Puget Sound and Whatcom Community College.

University of Puget Sound	vs.	Whatcom Community College
Tacoma, Washington	Location	Bellingham, Washington
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's
$59,900	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$5,146 Out-Of-State$11,096
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	37%
$32,665	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,983

75.99 %	Acceptance Rates	-
11.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,310	SAT Score	-
30	ACT Score	-
76 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
17 %	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
79 %	Retention Rate	-
2,023	Student Population	3,340
227	Number of Faculties	85
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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