URI vs GWU 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.

URI is a public and GWU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
GWU has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,798) than URI ($35,804).
It is harder to admit to GWU than URI.
GWU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,160) than URI (1,160).
GWU has higher submitted ACT score (28) than URI (28).
GWU has more students with 25,939 students while URI has 17,473 students.
GWU has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while URI's ratio is 17 to 1.
GWU has more full-time faculties with 1,255 faculties while URI has 772 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Rhode Island and George Washington University.

URI	vs.	GWU
Kingston, Rhode Island	Location	Washington, District of Columbia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$16,408 Out-Of-State$35,804	2024 Tuition & Fees	$64,798
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	64%
$12,715	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$34,492

77.00 %	Acceptance Rates	44.00 %
17.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.00 %
1,160	SAT Score	1,430
28	ACT Score	32
71 %	Graduation Rate	84 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
85 %	Retention Rate	90 %
17,473	Student Population	25,939
772	Number of Faculties	1,255
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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