WCU vs Thiel College

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WCU is a public and Thiel College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Thiel College has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,864) than WCU ($22,511).
It is harder to admit to Thiel College than WCU.
WCU has more students with 17,275 students while Thiel College has 907 students.
Thiel College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while WCU's ratio is 20 to 1.
WCU has more full-time faculties with 675 faculties while Thiel College has 58 full-time faculties.

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

WCU	vs.	Thiel College
West Chester, Pennsylvania	Location	Greenville, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$10,686 Out-Of-State$22,511	2024 Tuition & Fees	$36,864
53%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$5,802	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,124

79.00 %	Acceptance Rates	71.01 %
24.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.97 %
1,180	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
71 %	Graduation Rate	43 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	33 %
82 %	Retention Rate	71 %
17,275	Student Population	907
675	Number of Faculties	58
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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