Sul Ross vs HSU Academic Comparison

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Sul Ross is a public and HSU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
HSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($31,686) than Sul Ross ($17,384).
It is harder to admit to Sul Ross than HSU.
HSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,015) than Sul Ross (1,015).
HSU has higher submitted ACT score (15) than Sul Ross (15).
Sul Ross has more students with 1,987 students while HSU has 1,765 students.
Sul Ross has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while HSU's ratio is 16 to 1.
Sul Ross has more full-time faculties with 108 faculties while HSU has 104 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Sul Ross State University and Hardin-Simmons University.

Sul Ross	vs.	HSU
Alpine, Texas	Location	Abilene, Texas
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$7,592 Out-Of-State$17,384	2024 Tuition & Fees	$31,686
70%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$7,694	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$21,790

95.99 %	Acceptance Rates	96.98 %
22.04 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.01 %
1,015	SAT Score	1,075
15	ACT Score	20
26 %	Graduation Rate	57 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	33 %
49 %	Retention Rate	64 %
1,987	Student Population	1,765
108	Number of Faculties	104
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 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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