NCSU vs JCSU 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 JCSU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
NCSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($31,767) than JCSU ($20,480).
It is harder to admit to NCSU than JCSU.
NCSU has more students with 36,700 students while JCSU has 1,093 students.
JCSU has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while NCSU's ratio is 16 to 1.
NCSU has more full-time faculties with 1,842 faculties while JCSU has 85 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - North Carolina State University at Raleigh and Johnson C Smith University.

NCSU	vs.	JCSU
Raleigh, North Carolina	Location	Charlotte, 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 - Arts & Sciences
In-State$8,895 Out-Of-State$31,767	2024 Tuition & Fees	$20,480
71%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$8,676	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,697

39.85 %	Acceptance Rates	42.87 %
35.89 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.45 %
1,380	SAT Score	-
30	ACT Score	-
84 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
9 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
94 %	Retention Rate	57 %
36,700	Student Population	1,093
1,842	Number of Faculties	85
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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