SMU vs OLLU 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.
SMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,460) than OLLU ($31,728).
SMU has more students with 12,053 students while OLLU has 2,326 students.
SMU has more full-time faculties with 767 faculties while OLLU has 105 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Southern Methodist University and Our Lady of the Lake University.

SMU	vs.	OLLU
Dallas, Texas	Location	San Antonio, Texas
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	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
$64,460	2024 Tuition & Fees	$31,728
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$35,270	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$21,874

61.22 %	Acceptance Rates	-
17.23 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,410	SAT Score	-
32	ACT Score	-
82 %	Graduation Rate	38 %
12 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
90 %	Retention Rate	57 %
12,053	Student Population	2,326
767	Number of Faculties	105
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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