Lamar University vs Criswell College

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Lamar University is a public and Criswell College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Lamar University has more expensive tuition & fees ($18,696) than Criswell College ($14,310).
It is harder to admit to Lamar University than Criswell College.
Lamar University has more students with 16,803 students while Criswell College has 163 students.
Criswell College has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while Lamar University's ratio is 20 to 1.
Lamar University has more full-time faculties with 434 faculties while Criswell College has 13 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Lamar University and Criswell College.

Lamar University	vs.	Criswell College
Beaumont, Texas	Location	Dallas, Texas
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$8,904 Out-Of-State$18,696	2024 Tuition & Fees	$14,310
85%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$8,006	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,643

86.01 %	Acceptance Rates	91.67 %
25.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	81.82 %
1,030	SAT Score	-
22	ACT Score	-
37 %	Graduation Rate	70 %
36 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
59 %	Retention Rate	73 %
16,803	Student Population	163
434	Number of Faculties	13
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	5 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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