FSU vs Wake Forest University

Compare two rival schools - Florida State University and Wake Forest University with tuition and admission information where FSU is a four-years, public located in Tallahassee, FL and Wake Forest University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Winston-Salem, NC.

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

FSU is a public and Wake Forest University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Wake Forest University has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,770) than FSU ($18,786).
It is harder to admit to Wake Forest University than FSU.
FSU has more students with 43,569 students while Wake Forest University has 8,789 students.
Wake Forest University has more full-time faculties with 1,919 faculties while FSU has 1,631 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Florida State University and Wake Forest University.

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FSUWake Forest University

FSU	vs.	Wake Forest University
Tallahassee, Florida	Location	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$5,656 Out-Of-State$18,786	Tuition & Fees	$59,770
85% ($8,897)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	48% ($37,880)
$8,897	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$37,880
49.19 %	Acceptance Rates	27.57 %
37.53 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	37.43 %
1,260	SAT Score	-
28	ACT Score	-
84 %	Graduation Rate	89 %
5 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
95 %	Retention Rate	95 %
43,569	Student Population	8,789
1,631	Number of Faculties	1,919
21 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	11 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	Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services