West Point vs American University

Compare two rival schools - United States Military Academy and American University with tuition and admission information where West Point is a four-years, public located in West Point, NY and American University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Washington, DC.

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West Point is a public and American University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
It is harder to admit to West Point than American University.
American University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,340) than West Point (1,340).
American University has higher submitted ACT score (30) than West Point (30).
American University has more students with 13,885 students while West Point has 4,393 students.
West Point has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while American University's ratio is 11 to 1.
American University has more full-time faculties with 827 faculties while West Point has 282 full-time faculties.

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West Point	vs.	American University
West Point, New York	Location	Washington, District of Columbia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$0 Out-Of-State$0	2024 Tuition & Fees	$56,543
-	% Receiving Financial Aid	47%
-	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$30,338

11.95 %	Acceptance Rates	40.63 %
78.15 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.22 %
1,340	SAT Score	1,370
30	ACT Score	31
87 %	Graduation Rate	79 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
94 %	Retention Rate	86 %
4,393	Student Population	13,885
282	Number of Faculties	827
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare

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