FHSU vs Ottawa 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.

FHSU is a public and Ottawa is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Ottawa has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,300) than FHSU ($16,811).
It is harder to admit to Ottawa than FHSU.
FHSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,080) than Ottawa (970).
FHSU has higher submitted ACT score (22) than Ottawa (19).
FHSU has more students with 12,949 students while Ottawa has 953 students.
Ottawa has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while FHSU's ratio is 15 to 1.
FHSU has more full-time faculties with 371 faculties while Ottawa has 27 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Fort Hays State University and Ottawa University-Ottawa.

FHSU	vs.	Ottawa
Hays, Kansas	Location	Ottawa, Kansas
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$5,633 Out-Of-State$16,811	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,300
42%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$5,167	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,900

92.00 %	Acceptance Rates	80.00 %
44.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.00 %
1,080	SAT Score	970
22	ACT Score	19
50 %	Graduation Rate	28 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	57 %
12,949	Student Population	953
371	Number of Faculties	27
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, 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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