Academic Comparison between Great Northern and NSCC

Great Northern University and North Seattle College are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Great Northern is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Spokane, WA and NSCC is a four-year, public school located in Seattle, WA.

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Great Northern is a private (not-for-profit) and NSCC is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Great Northern has more expensive tuition & fees ($18,300) than NSCC ($5,796).
NSCC has more students with 5,569 students while Great Northern has 48 students.
Great Northern has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while NSCC's ratio is 18 to 1.
NSCC has more full-time faculties with 83 faculties while Great Northern has 6 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Great Northern University	vs.	North Seattle College
Spokane, Washington	Location	Seattle, Washington
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate/Associate's College
$18,300	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$5,238 Out-Of-State$5,796
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	37%
$5,125	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,201

100.00 %	Acceptance Rates	-
91.67 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
50 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
50 %	Transfer-out Rate	29 %
100 %	Retention Rate	-
48	Student Population	5,569
6	Number of Faculties	83
3 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare