Sam Houston State vs UST

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Sam Houston State is a public and UST is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UST has more expensive tuition & fees ($52,284) than Sam Houston State ($19,020).
It is harder to admit to UST than Sam Houston State.
UST has a higher submitted SAT score (1,050) than Sam Houston State (1,050).
UST has higher submitted ACT score (21) than Sam Houston State (21).
Sam Houston State has more students with 21,480 students while UST has 9,025 students.
UST has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Sam Houston State's ratio is 20 to 1.
Sam Houston State has more full-time faculties with 804 faculties while UST has 416 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Sam Houston State University and University of St Thomas.

Sam Houston State	vs.	UST
Huntsville, Texas	Location	Saint Paul, Minnesota
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$9,228 Out-Of-State$19,020	2024 Tuition & Fees	$52,284
77%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$8,466	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,252

85.39 %	Acceptance Rates	84.94 %
23.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.46 %
1,050	SAT Score	1,350
21	ACT Score	27
56 %	Graduation Rate	79 %
23 %	Transfer-out Rate	13 %
74 %	Retention Rate	86 %
21,480	Student Population	9,025
804	Number of Faculties	416
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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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