WMU vs CUAA 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.

WMU is a public and CUAA is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
CUAA has more expensive tuition & fees ($34,200) than WMU ($19,098).
It is harder to admit to CUAA than WMU.
CUAA has higher submitted ACT score (24) than WMU (24).
WMU has more students with 17,000 students while CUAA has 1,203 students.
CUAA 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 CUAA has 58 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Western Michigan University and Concordia University Ann Arbor.

WMU	vs.	CUAA
Kalamazoo, Michigan	Location	Ann Arbor, Michigan
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$15,298 Out-Of-State$19,098	2024 Tuition & Fees	$34,200
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	87%
$7,061	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$18,267

85.00 %	Acceptance Rates	72.01 %
15.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.01 %
1,100	SAT Score	-
24	ACT Score	26
55 %	Graduation Rate	51 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
77 %	Retention Rate	68 %
17,000	Student Population	1,203
752	Number of Faculties	58
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, Weekend/Evening College, 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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