UAH vs University of South Alabama

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
UAH has more expensive tuition & fees ($24,770) than University of South Alabama ($18,652).
It is harder to admit to University of South Alabama than UAH.
UAH has a higher submitted SAT score (1,330) than University of South Alabama (1,100).
UAH has higher submitted ACT score (28) than University of South Alabama (22).
University of South Alabama has more students with 13,438 students while UAH has 9,237 students.
University of South Alabama has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while UAH's ratio is 17 to 1.
University of South Alabama has more full-time faculties with 801 faculties while UAH has 353 full-time faculties.

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

UAH	vs.	University of South Alabama
Huntsville, Alabama	Location	Mobile, Alabama
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$11,878 Out-Of-State$24,770	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,676 Out-Of-State$18,652
70%	% Receiving Financial Aid	87%
$9,922	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,018

74.00 %	Acceptance Rates	65.00 %
26.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.01 %
1,330	SAT Score	1,100
28	ACT Score	22
62 %	Graduation Rate	47 %
20 %	Transfer-out Rate	30 %
80 %	Retention Rate	69 %
9,237	Student Population	13,438
353	Number of Faculties	801
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 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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