WKU vs Centre College

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

WKU is a public and Centre College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Centre College has more expensive tuition & fees ($50,550) than WKU ($27,000).
It is harder to admit to Centre College than WKU.
Centre College has a higher submitted SAT score (945) than WKU (945).
Centre College has higher submitted ACT score (18) than WKU (18).
WKU has more students with 16,493 students while Centre College has 1,357 students.
Centre College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while WKU's ratio is 18 to 1.
WKU has more full-time faculties with 658 faculties while Centre College has 132 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Western Kentucky University and Centre College.

WKU	vs.	Centre College
Bowling Green, Kentucky	Location	Danville, Kentucky
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$11,436 Out-Of-State$27,000	2024 Tuition & Fees	$50,550
85%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$8,499	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$35,350

97.05 %	Acceptance Rates	54.34 %
37.67 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.59 %
945	SAT Score	1,320
18	ACT Score	29
51 %	Graduation Rate	86 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
77 %	Retention Rate	89 %
16,493	Student Population	1,357
658	Number of Faculties	132
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
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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