SC vs Ottawa 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.
Ottawa has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,300) than SC ($32,200).
It is harder to admit to SC than Ottawa.
Ottawa has more students with 953 students while SC has 706 students.
SC has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Ottawa's ratio is 11 to 1.
SC has more full-time faculties with 47 faculties while Ottawa has 27 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Sterling College and Ottawa University-Ottawa.

SC	vs.	Ottawa
Sterling, Kansas	Location	Ottawa, Kansas
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$32,200	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,300
77%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$18,158	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,900

53.03 %	Acceptance Rates	80.00 %
31.96 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.00 %
-	SAT Score	970
-	ACT Score	19
36 %	Graduation Rate	28 %
43 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
59 %	Retention Rate	57 %
706	Student Population	953
47	Number of Faculties	27
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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