K-State 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.

K-State 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 K-State ($27,816).
It is harder to admit to K-State than Ottawa.
K-State has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than Ottawa (970).
K-State has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Ottawa (19).
K-State has more students with 19,722 students while Ottawa has 953 students.
Ottawa has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while K-State's ratio is 18 to 1.
K-State has more full-time faculties with 996 faculties while Ottawa has 27 full-time faculties.

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

K-State	vs.	Ottawa
Manhattan, Kansas	Location	Ottawa, Kansas
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$10,942 Out-Of-State$27,816	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,300
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$8,381	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,900

79.00 %	Acceptance Rates	80.00 %
30.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.00 %
1,140	SAT Score	970
23	ACT Score	19
68 %	Graduation Rate	28 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
86 %	Retention Rate	57 %
19,722	Student Population	953
996	Number of Faculties	27
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 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, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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