NSU vs Tulane 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.

NSU is a public and Tulane is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Tulane has more expensive tuition & fees ($65,538) than NSU ($19,652).
It is harder to admit to Tulane than NSU.
Tulane has a higher submitted SAT score (1,090) than NSU (1,090).
Tulane has higher submitted ACT score (21) than NSU (21).
Tulane has more students with 14,027 students while NSU has 9,389 students.
Tulane has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while NSU's ratio is 17 to 1.
Tulane has more full-time faculties with 1,440 faculties while NSU has 320 full-time faculties.

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

NSU	vs.	Tulane
Natchitoches, Louisiana	Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$8,864 Out-Of-State$19,652	2024 Tuition & Fees	$65,538
90%	% Receiving Financial Aid	66%
$6,866	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$30,873

93.74 %	Acceptance Rates	14.59 %
34.50 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	45.79 %
1,090	SAT Score	1,450
21	ACT Score	32
46 %	Graduation Rate	87 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
61 %	Retention Rate	93 %
9,389	Student Population	14,027
320	Number of Faculties	1,440
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 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, On-campus daycare

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