University of Southern Mississippi vs WKU

Compare two rival schools - University of Southern Mississippi and Western Kentucky University with tuition and admission information where University of Southern Mississippi is a four-years, public located in Hattiesburg, MS and WKU is a four-years, public located in Bowling Green, KY.

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
WKU has more expensive tuition & fees ($27,000) than University of Southern Mississippi ($11,618).
It is harder to admit to WKU than University of Southern Mississippi.
University of Southern Mississippi has higher submitted ACT score (23) than WKU (21).
WKU has more students with 16,493 students while University of Southern Mississippi has 13,526 students.
University of Southern Mississippi has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while WKU's ratio is 18 to 1.
WKU has more full-time faculties with 658 faculties while University of Southern Mississippi has 629 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Southern Mississippi and Western Kentucky University.

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University of Southern Mississippi	vs.	WKU
Hattiesburg, Mississippi	Location	Bowling Green, Kentucky
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$9,618 Out-Of-State$11,618	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,436 Out-Of-State$27,000
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$8,595	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,499

98.84 %	Acceptance Rates	96.95 %
18.15 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	37.86 %
-	SAT Score	1,070
23	ACT Score	21
51 %	Graduation Rate	51 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
70 %	Retention Rate	77 %
13,526	Student Population	16,493
629	Number of Faculties	658
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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University of Southern Mississippi vs WKU

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