Ottawa vs SC 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.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Ottawa has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,300) than SC ($32,200).
It is harder to admit to SC than Ottawa.
Ottawa has more students with 953 students while SC has 706 students.
SC has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Ottawa's ratio is 11 to 1.
SC has more full-time faculties with 47 faculties while Ottawa has 27 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Ottawa University-Ottawa and Sterling College.

Ottawa	vs.	SC
Ottawa, Kansas	Location	Sterling, Kansas
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$35,300	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,200
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	77%
$27,900	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$18,158

80.00 %	Acceptance Rates	53.03 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	31.96 %
970	SAT Score	-
19	ACT Score	-
28 %	Graduation Rate	36 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	43 %
57 %	Retention Rate	59 %
953	Student Population	706
27	Number of Faculties	47
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 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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