SAU vs NCSU 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.

SAU is a private (not-for-profit) and NCSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
NCSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($31,767) than SAU ($30,800).
NCSU has more students with 36,700 students while SAU has 809 students.
SAU has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while NCSU's ratio is 16 to 1.
NCSU has more full-time faculties with 1,842 faculties while SAU has 50 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - St. Andrews University and North Carolina State University at Raleigh.

SAU	vs.	NCSU
Laurinburg, North Carolina	Location	Raleigh, 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	Research University (very high research activity)
$30,800	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,895 Out-Of-State$31,767
89%	% Receiving Financial Aid	71%
$16,240	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,676

-	Acceptance Rates	39.85 %
-	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	35.89 %
-	SAT Score	1,380
-	ACT Score	30
27 %	Graduation Rate	84 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	9 %
59 %	Retention Rate	94 %
809	Student Population	36,700
50	Number of Faculties	1,842
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

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