WMU vs Albion College

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WMU is a public and Albion College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Albion College has more expensive tuition & fees ($55,746) than WMU ($19,098).
It is harder to admit to Albion College than WMU.
WMU has more students with 17,000 students while Albion College has 1,456 students.
Albion College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while WMU's ratio is 16 to 1.
WMU has more full-time faculties with 752 faculties while Albion College has 123 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Western Michigan University and Albion College.

WMU	vs.	Albion College
Kalamazoo, Michigan	Location	Albion, Michigan
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,298 Out-Of-State$19,098	2024 Tuition & Fees	$55,746
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$7,061	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$47,368

85.00 %	Acceptance Rates	83.01 %
15.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	8.00 %
1,100	SAT Score	-
24	ACT Score	-
55 %	Graduation Rate	59 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
77 %	Retention Rate	73 %
17,000	Student Population	1,456
752	Number of Faculties	123
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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