Academic Comparison between Wabash and CC

Wabash College and Columbia College are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Wabash is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Crawfordsville, IN and CC is a 2-4 year, public school located in Sonora, CA.

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

Wabash is a private (not-for-profit) and CC is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Wabash has more expensive tuition & fees ($50,800) than CC ($9,264).
CC has more students with 2,828 students while Wabash has 866 students.
Wabash has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while CC's ratio is 21 to 1.
Wabash has more full-time faculties with 98 faculties while CC has 48 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Wabash College	vs.	Columbia College
Crawfordsville, Indiana	Location	Sonora, California
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	2-4 Year, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Associate's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Associate's - Public Rural-serving Small
$50,800	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$1,282 Out-Of-State$9,264
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$40,300	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$4,087

63.30 %	Acceptance Rates	-
18.39 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,170	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
77 %	Graduation Rate	27 %
17 %	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
93 %	Retention Rate	58 %
866	Student Population	2,828
98	Number of Faculties	48
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	21 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	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