Western Colorado University vs CTU

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

Western Colorado University is a public and CTU is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Western Colorado University has more expensive tuition & fees ($23,683) than CTU ($12,760).
CTU has more students with 24,808 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 CTU's ratio is 31 to 1.
Western Colorado University has more full-time faculties with 136 faculties while CTU has 61 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Western Colorado University and Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs.

Western Colorado University	vs.	CTU
Gunnison, Colorado	Location	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$11,083 Out-Of-State$23,683	2024 Tuition & Fees	$12,760
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	86%
$9,835	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,311

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	-
13.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,100	SAT Score	-
25	ACT Score	-
46 %	Graduation Rate	19 %
17 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
77 %	Retention Rate	46 %
3,548	Student Population	24,808
136	Number of Faculties	61
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	31 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
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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