WKU vs University of Southern Mississippi

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

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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 (21) 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 - Western Kentucky University and University of Southern Mississippi.

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

96.95 %	Acceptance Rates	98.84 %
37.86 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.15 %
1,070	SAT Score	-
21	ACT Score	23
51 %	Graduation Rate	51 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
77 %	Retention Rate	70 %
16,493	Student Population	13,526
658	Number of Faculties	629
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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