NCSU vs SAU 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 SAU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
NCSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($31,767) than SAU ($30,800).
NCSU has more students with 36,700 students while SAU has 809 students.
SAU has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while NCSU's ratio is 16 to 1.
NCSU has more full-time faculties with 1,842 faculties while SAU has 50 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - North Carolina State University at Raleigh and St. Andrews University.

NCSU	vs.	SAU
Raleigh, North Carolina	Location	Laurinburg, 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	$30,800
51%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$11,521	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$17,465

39.85 %	Acceptance Rates	-
35.89 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,380	SAT Score	-
30	ACT Score	-
85 %	Graduation Rate	27 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
94 %	Retention Rate	59 %
36,700	Student Population	809
1,842	Number of Faculties	50
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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