SAU vs Appalachian State

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SAU is a private (not-for-profit) and Appalachian State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
SAU has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,800) than Appalachian State ($24,537).
Appalachian State has more students with 20,436 students while SAU has 809 students.
SAU has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while Appalachian State's ratio is 16 to 1.
Appalachian State has more full-time faculties with 1,037 faculties while SAU has 50 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - St. Andrews University and Appalachian State University.

SAU	vs.	Appalachian State
Laurinburg, North Carolina	Location	Boone, North Carolina
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$30,800	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,541 Out-Of-State$24,537
89%	% Receiving Financial Aid	45%
$16,240	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,383

-	Acceptance Rates	88.64 %
-	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.87 %
-	SAT Score	1,180
-	ACT Score	24
27 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
59 %	Retention Rate	83 %
809	Student Population	20,436
50	Number of Faculties	1,037
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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, On-campus daycare

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