Ottawa vs ESU 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.

Ottawa is a private (not-for-profit) and ESU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Ottawa has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,300) than ESU ($15,669).
It is harder to admit to Ottawa than ESU.
ESU has higher submitted ACT score (19) than Ottawa (19).
ESU has more students with 5,324 students while Ottawa has 953 students.
Ottawa has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while ESU's ratio is 17 to 1.
ESU has more full-time faculties with 237 faculties while Ottawa has 27 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Ottawa University-Ottawa and Emporia State University.

Ottawa	vs.	ESU
Ottawa, Kansas	Location	Emporia, Kansas
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$35,300	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,356 Out-Of-State$15,669
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	86%
$27,900	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,983

80.00 %	Acceptance Rates	97.99 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	26.03 %
970	SAT Score	-
19	ACT Score	21
28 %	Graduation Rate	51 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	36 %
57 %	Retention Rate	72 %
953	Student Population	5,324
27	Number of Faculties	237
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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