UAB vs WKU 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.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
WKU has more expensive tuition & fees ($27,000) than UAB ($21,864).
It is harder to admit to UAB than WKU.
UAB has a higher submitted SAT score (1,300) than WKU (1,070).
UAB has higher submitted ACT score (27) than WKU (21).
UAB has more students with 21,639 students while WKU has 16,493 students.
UAB has more full-time faculties with 2,544 faculties while WKU has 658 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Alabama at Birmingham and Western Kentucky University.

UAB	vs.	WKU
Birmingham, Alabama	Location	Bowling Green, Kentucky
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$8,832 Out-Of-State$21,864	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,436 Out-Of-State$27,000
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$9,889	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,499

86.68 %	Acceptance Rates	96.95 %
25.71 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	37.86 %
1,300	SAT Score	1,070
27	ACT Score	21
64 %	Graduation Rate	51 %
15 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
82 %	Retention Rate	77 %
21,639	Student Population	16,493
2,544	Number of Faculties	658
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 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, On-campus daycare

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UAB vs WKU

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