WSU vs WMU 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.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
WSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,158) than WMU ($19,098).
It is harder to admit to WSU than WMU.
WSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than WMU (1,100).
WSU has higher submitted ACT score (25) than WMU (24).
WSU has more students with 23,630 students while WMU has 17,000 students.
WSU has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while WMU's ratio is 16 to 1.
WSU has more full-time faculties with 1,531 faculties while WMU has 752 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Wayne State University and Western Michigan University.

WSU	vs.	WMU
Detroit, Michigan	Location	Kalamazoo, Michigan
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$15,464 Out-Of-State$33,158	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,298 Out-Of-State$19,098
78%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$8,910	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,061

82.00 %	Acceptance Rates	85.00 %
24.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.00 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,100
25	ACT Score	24
60 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
84 %	Retention Rate	77 %
23,630	Student Population	17,000
1,531	Number of Faculties	752
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 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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