HBU vs Sul Ross 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.

HBU is a private (not-for-profit) and Sul Ross is a public school and both are four-years schools.
HBU has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,100) than Sul Ross ($17,384).
It is harder to admit to HBU than Sul Ross.
HBU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,080) than Sul Ross (1,015).
HBU has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Sul Ross (15).
HBU has more students with 4,257 students while Sul Ross has 1,987 students.
Sul Ross has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while HBU's ratio is 15 to 1.
HBU has more full-time faculties with 131 faculties while Sul Ross has 108 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Houston Christian University and Sul Ross State University.

HBU	vs.	Sul Ross
Houston, Texas	Location	Alpine, Texas
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$38,100	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,592 Out-Of-State$17,384
93%	% Receiving Financial Aid	70%
$23,996	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,694

85.15 %	Acceptance Rates	95.62 %
9.49 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.73 %
1,080	SAT Score	1,015
23	ACT Score	15
49 %	Graduation Rate	26 %
32 %	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
69 %	Retention Rate	49 %
4,257	Student Population	1,987
131	Number of Faculties	108
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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