Seattle University vs GCU

Compare two rival schools - Seattle University and Grand Canyon University with tuition and admission information where Seattle University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Seattle, WA and GCU is a four-years, private (for-profit) located in Phoenix, AZ.

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Seattle University is a private (not-for-profit) and GCU is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Seattle University has more expensive tuition & fees ($54,285) than GCU ($17,450).
It is harder to admit to GCU than Seattle University.
GCU has more students with 101,816 students while Seattle University has 7,121 students.
Seattle University has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while GCU's ratio is 20 to 1.
Seattle University has more full-time faculties with 529 faculties while GCU has 461 full-time faculties.

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Seattle University	vs.	GCU
Seattle, Washington	Location	Phoenix, Arizona
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$54,285	2024 Tuition & Fees	$17,450
96%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$29,599	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,183

85.15 %	Acceptance Rates	77.87 %
14.86 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	36.98 %
1,260	SAT Score	-
27	ACT Score	-
74 %	Graduation Rate	45 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	70 %
7,121	Student Population	101,816
529	Number of Faculties	461
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	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	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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