SFA vs UST 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.

SFA 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 SFA ($20,680).
It is harder to admit to UST than SFA.
UST has a higher submitted SAT score (1,070) than SFA (1,070).
UST has higher submitted ACT score (21) than SFA (21).
SFA has more students with 11,327 students while UST has 9,025 students.
UST has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while SFA's ratio is 17 to 1.
SFA has more full-time faculties with 530 faculties while UST has 416 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Stephen F Austin State University and University of St Thomas.

SFA	vs.	UST
Nacogdoches, 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
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$10,600 Out-Of-State$20,680	2024 Tuition & Fees	$52,284
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$8,620	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,252

88.25 %	Acceptance Rates	84.94 %
18.65 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.46 %
1,070	SAT Score	1,350
21	ACT Score	27
53 %	Graduation Rate	79 %
29 %	Transfer-out Rate	13 %
73 %	Retention Rate	86 %
11,327	Student Population	9,025
530	Number of Faculties	416
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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