NAU vs Ottawa University-Surprise

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

NAU is a public and Ottawa University-Surprise is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Ottawa University-Surprise has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,300) than NAU ($19,015).
It is harder to admit to Ottawa University-Surprise than NAU.
NAU has more students with 28,086 students while Ottawa University-Surprise has 1,736 students.
Ottawa University-Surprise has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while NAU's ratio is 20 to 1.
NAU has more full-time faculties with 975 faculties while Ottawa University-Surprise has 10 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Northern Arizona University and Ottawa University-Surprise.

NAU	vs.	Ottawa University-Surprise
Flagstaff, Arizona	Location	Surprise, Arizona
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$12,238 Out-Of-State$19,015	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,300
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$12,292	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$18,895

90.95 %	Acceptance Rates	39.88 %
15.92 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	38.93 %
-	SAT Score	970
-	ACT Score	18
57 %	Graduation Rate	23 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	47 %
28,086	Student Population	1,736
975	Number of Faculties	10
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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