WKU vs UAB Academic Comparison

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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 (1,070) than WKU (1,070).
UAB has higher submitted ACT score (21) 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 - Western Kentucky University and University of Alabama at Birmingham.

WKU	vs.	UAB
Bowling Green, Kentucky	Location	Birmingham, Alabama
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
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	In-State$8,832 Out-Of-State$21,864
85%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$8,499	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,889

96.95 %	Acceptance Rates	86.68 %
37.86 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.71 %
1,070	SAT Score	1,300
21	ACT Score	27
51 %	Graduation Rate	64 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
77 %	Retention Rate	82 %
16,493	Student Population	21,639
658	Number of Faculties	2,544
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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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WKU vs UAB

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