NCSU vs BAC 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.

NCSU is a public and BAC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
NCSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($31,767) than BAC ($19,500).
It is harder to admit to NCSU than BAC.
NCSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,380) than BAC (1,075).
NCSU has higher submitted ACT score (30) than BAC (21).
NCSU has more students with 36,700 students while BAC has 1,501 students.
BAC has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while NCSU's ratio is 16 to 1.
NCSU has more full-time faculties with 1,842 faculties while BAC has 77 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - North Carolina State University at Raleigh and Belmont Abbey College.

NCSU	vs.	BAC
Raleigh, North Carolina	Location	Belmont, North Carolina
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$8,895 Out-Of-State$31,767	2024 Tuition & Fees	$19,500
71%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$8,676	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,753

39.85 %	Acceptance Rates	90.38 %
35.89 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.89 %
1,380	SAT Score	1,075
30	ACT Score	21
84 %	Graduation Rate	46 %
9 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
94 %	Retention Rate	66 %
36,700	Student Population	1,501
1,842	Number of Faculties	77
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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