NCSU vs Wake Forest University

Compare two rival schools - North Carolina State University at Raleigh and Wake Forest University with tuition and admission information where NCSU is a four-years, public located in Raleigh, NC and Wake Forest University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Winston-Salem, NC.

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NCSU 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 NCSU ($29,916).
It is harder to admit to Wake Forest University than NCSU.
NCSU has more students with 36,831 students while Wake Forest University has 8,947 students.
Wake Forest University has more full-time faculties with 1,919 faculties while NCSU has 1,842 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - North Carolina State University at Raleigh and Wake Forest University.

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NCSU	vs.	Wake Forest University
Raleigh, North Carolina	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$9,131 Out-Of-State$29,916	Tuition & Fees	$59,770
63% ($8,951)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	40% ($46,814)
$8,951	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$46,814
51.36 %	Acceptance Rates	27.57 %
34.62 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	37.43 %
1,355	SAT Score	-
30	ACT Score	-
84 %	Graduation Rate	90 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
94 %	Retention Rate	94 %
36,831	Student Population	8,947
1,842	Number of Faculties	1,919
15 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	10 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 Student Services	Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services