WCU vs Cedar Crest College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

WCU is a public and Cedar Crest College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Cedar Crest College has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,934) than WCU ($22,511).
It is harder to admit to WCU than Cedar Crest College.
WCU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,180) than Cedar Crest College (1,070).
WCU has more students with 17,275 students while Cedar Crest College has 1,324 students.
Cedar Crest College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while WCU's ratio is 20 to 1.
WCU has more full-time faculties with 675 faculties while Cedar Crest College has 75 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - West Chester University of Pennsylvania and Cedar Crest College.

WCU	vs.	Cedar Crest College
West Chester, Pennsylvania	Location	Allentown, Pennsylvania
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	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$10,686 Out-Of-State$22,511	2024 Tuition & Fees	$44,934
53%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$5,802	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,895

79.00 %	Acceptance Rates	98.96 %
24.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.04 %
1,180	SAT Score	1,070
26	ACT Score	-
71 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
82 %	Retention Rate	73 %
17,275	Student Population	1,324
675	Number of Faculties	75
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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