FAU vs UAB Academic Comparison

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.
UAB has more expensive tuition & fees ($21,864) than FAU ($17,324).
It is harder to admit to FAU than UAB.
UAB has a higher submitted SAT score (1,110) than FAU (1,110).
UAB has higher submitted ACT score (23) than FAU (23).
FAU has more students with 29,592 students while UAB has 21,639 students.
UAB has a lower number of students per faculty with 18 to 1 while FAU's ratio is 22 to 1.
UAB has more full-time faculties with 2,544 faculties while FAU has 877 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Florida Atlantic University and University of Alabama at Birmingham.

FAU	vs.	UAB
Boca Raton, Florida	Location	Birmingham, Alabama
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$8,832 Out-Of-State$21,864
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$9,005	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,889

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	88.00 %
22.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.00 %
1,110	SAT Score	1,260
23	ACT Score	26
62 %	Graduation Rate	64 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
81 %	Retention Rate	82 %
29,592	Student Population	21,639
877	Number of Faculties	2,544
22 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

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