FAU vs ODU Academic Comparison

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
ODU has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,662) than FAU ($17,324).
It is harder to admit to FAU than ODU.
ODU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,110) than FAU (1,110).
ODU has higher submitted ACT score (23) than FAU (23).
FAU has more students with 29,592 students while ODU has 23,107 students.
ODU has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while FAU's ratio is 22 to 1.
FAU has more full-time faculties with 877 faculties while ODU has 844 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Florida Atlantic University and Old Dominion University.

FAU	vs.	ODU
Boca Raton, Florida	Location	Norfolk, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$4,879 Out-Of-State$17,324	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,262 Out-Of-State$32,662
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$9,005	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,858

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	91.00 %
22.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.00 %
1,110	SAT Score	1,190
23	ACT Score	24
62 %	Graduation Rate	48 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
81 %	Retention Rate	74 %
29,592	Student Population	23,107
877	Number of Faculties	844
22 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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