NSU vs Centenary College of Louisiana

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

NSU is a public and Centenary College of Louisiana is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Centenary College of Louisiana has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,000) than NSU ($19,652).
It is harder to admit to Centenary College of Louisiana than NSU.
Centenary College of Louisiana has a higher submitted SAT score (1,090) than NSU (1,090).
Centenary College of Louisiana has higher submitted ACT score (21) than NSU (21).
NSU has more students with 9,389 students while Centenary College of Louisiana has 556 students.
Centenary College of Louisiana has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while NSU's ratio is 17 to 1.
NSU has more full-time faculties with 320 faculties while Centenary College of Louisiana has 54 full-time faculties.

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

NSU	vs.	Centenary College of Louisiana
Natchitoches, Louisiana	Location	Shreveport, Louisiana
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$8,864 Out-Of-State$19,652	2024 Tuition & Fees	$40,000
90%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$6,866	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$31,632

93.99 %	Acceptance Rates	53.98 %
35.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.96 %
1,090	SAT Score	1,110
21	ACT Score	24
46 %	Graduation Rate	60 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
61 %	Retention Rate	64 %
9,389	Student Population	556
320	Number of Faculties	54
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Placement services

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