Ottawa vs KU 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 KU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Ottawa has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,300) than KU ($29,412).
It is harder to admit to Ottawa than KU.
KU has a higher submitted SAT score (970) than Ottawa (970).
KU has higher submitted ACT score (19) than Ottawa (19).
KU has more students with 26,708 students while Ottawa has 953 students.
Ottawa has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while KU's ratio is 17 to 1.
KU has more full-time faculties with 2,383 faculties while Ottawa has 27 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Ottawa University-Ottawa and University of Kansas.

Ottawa	vs.	KU
Ottawa, Kansas	Location	Lawrence, 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	Research University (very high research activity)
$35,300	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,700 Out-Of-State$29,412
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	75%
$27,900	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,373

80.03 %	Acceptance Rates	88.20 %
10.17 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	31.01 %
970	SAT Score	1,160
19	ACT Score	24
28 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	23 %
57 %	Retention Rate	85 %
953	Student Population	26,708
27	Number of Faculties	2,383
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), 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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