TAMU 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.

TAMU 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 TAMU ($40,328).
It is harder to admit to TAMU than UST.
UST has a higher submitted SAT score (1,260) than TAMU (1,260).
TAMU has higher submitted ACT score (28) than UST (27).
TAMU has more students with 74,014 students while UST has 9,025 students.
UST has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while TAMU's ratio is 18 to 1.
TAMU has more full-time faculties with 3,299 faculties while UST has 416 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Texas A & M University-College Station and University of St Thomas.

TAMU	vs.	UST
College Station, 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
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$12,841 Out-Of-State$40,328	2024 Tuition & Fees	$52,284
61%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$10,800	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,252

63.25 %	Acceptance Rates	84.94 %
42.78 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.46 %
1,260	SAT Score	1,350
28	ACT Score	27
83 %	Graduation Rate	79 %
9 %	Transfer-out Rate	13 %
95 %	Retention Rate	86 %
74,014	Student Population	9,025
3,299	Number of Faculties	416
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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