SMU vs University of Houston-Victoria

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

SMU is a private (not-for-profit) and University of Houston-Victoria is a public school and both are four-years schools.
SMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,460) than University of Houston-Victoria ($17,291).
It is harder to admit to SMU than University of Houston-Victoria.
SMU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,410) than University of Houston-Victoria (1,090).
SMU has higher submitted ACT score (32) than University of Houston-Victoria (20).
SMU has more students with 12,053 students while University of Houston-Victoria has 4,057 students.
SMU has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while University of Houston-Victoria's ratio is 16 to 1.
SMU has more full-time faculties with 767 faculties while University of Houston-Victoria has 127 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Southern Methodist University and University of Houston-Victoria.

SMU	vs.	University of Houston-Victoria
Dallas, Texas	Location	Victoria, Texas
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$64,460	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,499 Out-Of-State$17,291
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	75%
$35,270	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,006

61.00 %	Acceptance Rates	76.98 %
17.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.02 %
1,410	SAT Score	1,090
32	ACT Score	20
82 %	Graduation Rate	23 %
12 %	Transfer-out Rate	36 %
90 %	Retention Rate	60 %
12,053	Student Population	4,057
767	Number of Faculties	127
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 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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