LSUA vs NSU 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.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
NSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($19,652) than LSUA ($14,725).
It is harder to admit to LSUA than NSU.
NSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,010) than LSUA (1,010).
NSU has higher submitted ACT score (20) than LSUA (20).
NSU has more students with 9,389 students while LSUA has 4,289 students.
LSUA has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while NSU's ratio is 17 to 1.
NSU has more full-time faculties with 320 faculties while LSUA has 86 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Louisiana State University-Alexandria and Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

LSUA	vs.	NSU
Alexandria, Louisiana	Location	Natchitoches, Louisiana
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$7,050 Out-Of-State$14,725	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,864 Out-Of-State$19,652
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	90%
$5,384	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,866

93.06 %	Acceptance Rates	93.99 %
73.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	35.01 %
1,010	SAT Score	1,090
20	ACT Score	21
31 %	Graduation Rate	46 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
67 %	Retention Rate	61 %
4,289	Student Population	9,389
86	Number of Faculties	320
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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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