WKU vs Rice University

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WKU is a public and Rice University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Rice University has more expensive tuition & fees ($58,128) than WKU ($27,000).
It is harder to admit to Rice University than WKU.
Rice University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,070) than WKU (1,070).
Rice University has higher submitted ACT score (21) than WKU (21).
WKU has more students with 16,493 students while Rice University has 8,672 students.
Rice University has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while WKU's ratio is 18 to 1.
Rice University has more full-time faculties with 698 faculties while WKU has 658 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Western Kentucky University and Rice University.

WKU	vs.	Rice University
Bowling Green, Kentucky	Location	Houston, Texas
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$11,436 Out-Of-State$27,000	2024 Tuition & Fees	$58,128
85%	% Receiving Financial Aid	63%
$8,499	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$48,958

96.95 %	Acceptance Rates	8.68 %
37.86 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	44.07 %
1,070	SAT Score	1,540
21	ACT Score	35
51 %	Graduation Rate	93 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
77 %	Retention Rate	98 %
16,493	Student Population	8,672
658	Number of Faculties	698
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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