ATU vs Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus has more expensive tuition & fees ($15,400) than ATU ($14,502).
It is harder to admit to Southern Arkansas University Main Campus than ATU.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus has a higher submitted SAT score (1,030) than ATU (1,030).
Both ATU and Southern Arkansas University Main Campus have the same submitted ACT scores (20).
ATU has more students with 9,445 students while Southern Arkansas University Main Campus has 5,094 students.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while ATU's ratio is 18 to 1.
ATU has more full-time faculties with 358 faculties while Southern Arkansas University Main Campus has 157 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Arkansas Tech University and Southern Arkansas University Main Campus.

ATU	vs.	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Russellville, Arkansas	Location	Magnolia, Arkansas
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$8,508 Out-Of-State$14,502	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,820 Out-Of-State$15,400
71%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$9,067	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,394

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	67.00 %
30.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	40.98 %
1,030	SAT Score	1,050
20	ACT Score	20
48 %	Graduation Rate	44 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	30 %
63 %	Retention Rate	71 %
9,445	Student Population	5,094
358	Number of Faculties	157
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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