Ottawa vs FHSU 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 FHSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Ottawa has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,300) than FHSU ($16,811).
It is harder to admit to Ottawa than FHSU.
FHSU has a higher submitted SAT score (970) than Ottawa (970).
FHSU has higher submitted ACT score (19) than Ottawa (19).
FHSU has more students with 12,949 students while Ottawa has 953 students.
Ottawa has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while FHSU's ratio is 15 to 1.
FHSU has more full-time faculties with 371 faculties while Ottawa has 27 full-time faculties.

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

Ottawa	vs.	FHSU
Ottawa, Kansas	Location	Hays, 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$5,633 Out-Of-State$16,811
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	42%
$27,900	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,167

80.03 %	Acceptance Rates	91.77 %
10.17 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	44.41 %
970	SAT Score	1,080
19	ACT Score	22
28 %	Graduation Rate	50 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
57 %	Retention Rate	76 %
953	Student Population	12,949
27	Number of Faculties	371
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 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, On-campus daycare

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