WKU vs Wesleyan Academic Comparison

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 Wesleyan is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Wesleyan has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,393) than WKU ($27,000).
It is harder to admit to Wesleyan than WKU.
Wesleyan has a higher submitted SAT score (945) than WKU (945).
Wesleyan has higher submitted ACT score (18) than WKU (18).
WKU has more students with 16,493 students while Wesleyan has 813 students.
Wesleyan has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while WKU's ratio is 18 to 1.
WKU has more full-time faculties with 658 faculties while Wesleyan has 41 full-time faculties.

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

WKU	vs.	Wesleyan
Bowling Green, Kentucky	Location	Owensboro, 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 - Diverse Fields
In-State$11,436 Out-Of-State$27,000	2024 Tuition & Fees	$33,393
85%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$8,499	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,836

96.99 %	Acceptance Rates	67.00 %
37.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.98 %
945	SAT Score	1,010
18	ACT Score	20
51 %	Graduation Rate	48 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	35 %
77 %	Retention Rate	57 %
16,493	Student Population	813
658	Number of Faculties	41
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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