UHCL vs St. Mary's University

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

UHCL is a public and St. Mary's University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
St. Mary's University has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,242) than UHCL ($22,506).
It is harder to admit to UHCL than St. Mary's University.
UHCL has a higher submitted SAT score (1,110) than St. Mary's University (1,000).
UHCL has higher submitted ACT score (20) than St. Mary's University (17).
UHCL has more students with 8,562 students while St. Mary's University has 3,253 students.
St. Mary's University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while UHCL's ratio is 15 to 1.
UHCL has more full-time faculties with 278 faculties while St. Mary's University has 209 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Houston-Clear Lake and St. Mary's University.

UHCL	vs.	St. Mary's University
Houston, Texas	Location	San Antonio, Texas
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$8,322 Out-Of-State$22,506	2024 Tuition & Fees	$36,242
76%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$6,394	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$26,675

75.00 %	Acceptance Rates	89.01 %
24.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.99 %
1,110	SAT Score	1,000
20	ACT Score	17
53 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
67 %	Retention Rate	68 %
8,562	Student Population	3,253
278	Number of Faculties	209
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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