WCU vs Misericordia University

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WCU is a public and Misericordia University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Misericordia University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,370) than WCU ($22,511).
It is harder to admit to WCU than Misericordia University.
WCU has more students with 17,275 students while Misericordia University has 2,242 students.
Misericordia University 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 Misericordia University has 139 full-time faculties.

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

WCU	vs.	Misericordia University
West Chester, Pennsylvania	Location	Dallas, 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	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$10,686 Out-Of-State$22,511	2024 Tuition & Fees	$38,370
53%	% Receiving Financial Aid	70%
$5,802	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,731

79.00 %	Acceptance Rates	85.01 %
24.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
1,180	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
71 %	Graduation Rate	74 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	80 %
17,275	Student Population	2,242
675	Number of Faculties	139
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), ROTC, 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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