Western Carolina University vs SAU

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Western Carolina University is a public and SAU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
SAU has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,800) than Western Carolina University ($8,532).
Western Carolina University has more students with 11,635 students while SAU has 809 students.
SAU has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while Western Carolina University's ratio is 16 to 1.
Western Carolina University has more full-time faculties with 544 faculties while SAU has 50 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Western Carolina University and St. Andrews University.

Western Carolina University	vs.	SAU
Cullowhee, North Carolina	Location	Laurinburg, North Carolina
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$4,532 Out-Of-State$8,532	2024 Tuition & Fees	$30,800
96%	% Receiving Financial Aid	89%
$4,444	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,240

87.00 %	Acceptance Rates	-
13.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,155	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	-
60 %	Graduation Rate	27 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
71 %	Retention Rate	59 %
11,635	Student Population	809
544	Number of Faculties	50
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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