Western Washington University vs SPU

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Western Washington University is a public and SPU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
SPU has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,814) than Western Washington University ($27,853).
It is harder to admit to SPU than Western Washington University.
Western Washington University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,230) than SPU (1,200).
Western Washington University has higher submitted ACT score (26) than SPU (23).
Western Washington University has more students with 14,747 students while SPU has 3,118 students.
SPU has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Western Washington University's ratio is 17 to 1.
Western Washington University has more full-time faculties with 657 faculties while SPU has 211 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Western Washington University and Seattle Pacific University.

Western Washington University	vs.	SPU
Bellingham, Washington	Location	Seattle, Washington
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$9,286 Out-Of-State$27,853	2024 Tuition & Fees	$38,814
61%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$8,787	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,247

91.31 %	Acceptance Rates	91.09 %
24.48 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.95 %
1,230	SAT Score	1,200
26	ACT Score	23
65 %	Graduation Rate	65 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
77 %	Retention Rate	79 %
14,747	Student Population	3,118
657	Number of Faculties	211
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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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