SHU vs ECSU 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.

SHU is a private (not-for-profit) and ECSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
SHU has more expensive tuition & fees ($48,460) than ECSU ($16,624).
It is harder to admit to SHU than ECSU.
SHU has more students with 10,721 students while ECSU has 4,082 students.
ECSU has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while SHU's ratio is 16 to 1.
SHU has more full-time faculties with 333 faculties while ECSU has 190 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Sacred Heart University and Eastern Connecticut State University.

SHU	vs.	ECSU
Fairfield, Connecticut	Location	Willimantic, Connecticut
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
$48,460	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,292 Out-Of-State$16,624
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	90%
$20,192	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,626

68.00 %	Acceptance Rates	81.00 %
20.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.99 %
-	SAT Score	1,200
-	ACT Score	-
72 %	Graduation Rate	60 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
85 %	Retention Rate	83 %
10,721	Student Population	4,082
333	Number of Faculties	190
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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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