UAH vs SHC 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.

UAH is a public and SHC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UAH has more expensive tuition & fees ($24,770) than SHC ($23,270).
It is harder to admit to SHC than UAH.
UAH has higher submitted ACT score (28) than SHC (21).
UAH has more students with 9,237 students while SHC has 1,046 students.
SHC has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while UAH's ratio is 17 to 1.
UAH has more full-time faculties with 353 faculties while SHC has 77 full-time faculties.

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

UAH	vs.	SHC
Huntsville, Alabama	Location	Mobile, Alabama
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$11,878 Out-Of-State$24,770	2024 Tuition & Fees	$23,270
70%	% Receiving Financial Aid	93%
$9,922	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,853

74.00 %	Acceptance Rates	59.02 %
26.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.99 %
1,330	SAT Score	-
28	ACT Score	21
62 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
20 %	Transfer-out Rate	29 %
80 %	Retention Rate	81 %
9,237	Student Population	1,046
353	Number of Faculties	77
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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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