UTRGV vs DBU 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.

UTRGV is a public and DBU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
DBU has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,140) than UTRGV ($19,542).
It is harder to admit to UTRGV than DBU.
DBU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,020) than UTRGV (1,020).
DBU has higher submitted ACT score (19) than UTRGV (19).
UTRGV has more students with 31,559 students while DBU has 4,348 students.
DBU has a lower number of students per faculty with 17 to 1 while UTRGV's ratio is 19 to 1.
UTRGV has more full-time faculties with 1,335 faculties while DBU has 117 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and Dallas Baptist University.

UTRGV	vs.	DBU
Edinburg, Texas	Location	Dallas, Texas
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$9,467 Out-Of-State$19,542	2024 Tuition & Fees	$38,140
89%	% Receiving Financial Aid	90%
$7,475	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$15,883

85.00 %	Acceptance Rates	91.00 %
49.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	8.00 %
1,020	SAT Score	1,089
19	ACT Score	23
52 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
17 %	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
76 %	Retention Rate	62 %
31,559	Student Population	4,348
1,335	Number of Faculties	117
19 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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