WSU vs Ottawa 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.

WSU is a public and Ottawa is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Ottawa has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,300) than WSU ($19,240).
It is harder to admit to Ottawa than WSU.
WSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,090) than Ottawa (970).
WSU has higher submitted ACT score (22) than Ottawa (19).
WSU has more students with 16,216 students while Ottawa has 953 students.
Ottawa has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while WSU's ratio is 20 to 1.
WSU has more full-time faculties with 566 faculties while Ottawa has 27 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Wichita State University and Ottawa University-Ottawa.

WSU	vs.	Ottawa
Wichita, Kansas	Location	Ottawa, Kansas
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$9,322 Out-Of-State$19,240	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,300
59%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$7,373	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,900

95.00 %	Acceptance Rates	80.00 %
22.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.00 %
1,090	SAT Score	970
22	ACT Score	19
51 %	Graduation Rate	28 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
66 %	Retention Rate	57 %
16,216	Student Population	953
566	Number of Faculties	27
20 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), 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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