UAH vs Samford University

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UAH is a public and Samford University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Samford University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,144) than UAH ($24,770).
It is harder to admit to UAH than Samford University.
UAH has a higher submitted SAT score (1,330) than Samford University (1,160).
UAH has higher submitted ACT score (28) than Samford University (25).
UAH has more students with 9,237 students while Samford University has 5,682 students.
Samford University has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while UAH's ratio is 17 to 1.
Samford University has more full-time faculties with 362 faculties while UAH has 353 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Alabama in Huntsville and Samford University.

UAH	vs.	Samford University
Huntsville, Alabama	Location	Birmingham, Alabama
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$11,878 Out-Of-State$24,770	2024 Tuition & Fees	$38,144
70%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$9,922	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,171

74.00 %	Acceptance Rates	82.01 %
26.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	29.00 %
1,330	SAT Score	1,160
28	ACT Score	25
62 %	Graduation Rate	77 %
20 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
80 %	Retention Rate	91 %
9,237	Student Population	5,682
353	Number of Faculties	362
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 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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