Lake Superior State vs SAU

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Lake Superior State is a public and SAU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
SAU has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,580) than Lake Superior State ($14,266).
It is harder to admit to SAU than Lake Superior State.
SAU has more students with 2,396 students while Lake Superior State has 1,655 students.
SAU has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Lake Superior State's ratio is 13 to 1.
Lake Superior State has more full-time faculties with 93 faculties while SAU has 82 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Lake Superior State University and Spring Arbor University.

Lake Superior State	vs.	SAU
Sault Ste Marie, Michigan	Location	Spring Arbor, Michigan
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$14,266 Out-Of-State$14,266	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,580
75%	% Receiving Financial Aid	77%
$9,513	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$17,775

68.01 %	Acceptance Rates	37.01 %
14.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.04 %
-	SAT Score	1,060
-	ACT Score	23
51 %	Graduation Rate	60 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	28 %
72 %	Retention Rate	68 %
1,655	Student Population	2,396
93	Number of Faculties	82
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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