Western Colorado University vs Colorado State University-Fort Collins

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Colorado State University-Fort Collins has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,765) than Western Colorado University ($23,683).
It is harder to admit to Colorado State University-Fort Collins than Western Colorado University.
Colorado State University-Fort Collins has more students with 33,403 students while Western Colorado University has 3,548 students.
Western Colorado University has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while Colorado State University-Fort Collins's ratio is 17 to 1.
Colorado State University-Fort Collins has more full-time faculties with 1,646 faculties while Western Colorado University has 136 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Western Colorado University and Colorado State University-Fort Collins.

Western Colorado University	vs.	Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Gunnison, Colorado	Location	Fort Collins, Colorado
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$11,083 Out-Of-State$23,683	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,009 Out-Of-State$33,765
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	54%
$9,835	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,670

97.47 %	Acceptance Rates	89.59 %
13.22 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.14 %
1,100	SAT Score	-
25	ACT Score	-
46 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
17 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
77 %	Retention Rate	86 %
3,548	Student Population	33,403
136	Number of Faculties	1,646
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, 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, On-campus daycare

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