Criswell College vs Lamar University

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Criswell College is a private (not-for-profit) and Lamar University is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Lamar University has more expensive tuition & fees ($18,696) than Criswell College ($14,310).
It is harder to admit to Lamar University than Criswell College.
Lamar University has more students with 16,803 students while Criswell College has 163 students.
Criswell College has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while Lamar University's ratio is 20 to 1.
Lamar University has more full-time faculties with 434 faculties while Criswell College has 13 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Criswell College and Lamar University.

Criswell College	vs.	Lamar University
Dallas, Texas	Location	Beaumont, Texas
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$14,310	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,904 Out-Of-State$18,696
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$7,643	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,006

91.67 %	Acceptance Rates	85.73 %
81.82 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.03 %
-	SAT Score	1,030
-	ACT Score	22
70 %	Graduation Rate	37 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	36 %
73 %	Retention Rate	59 %
163	Student Population	16,803
13	Number of Faculties	434
5 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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