KU vs Ottawa 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.

KU is a public and Ottawa is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Ottawa has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,300) than KU ($29,412).
It is harder to admit to Ottawa than KU.
KU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,160) than Ottawa (970).
KU has higher submitted ACT score (24) than Ottawa (19).
KU has more students with 26,708 students while Ottawa has 953 students.
Ottawa has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while KU's ratio is 17 to 1.
KU has more full-time faculties with 2,383 faculties while Ottawa has 27 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Kansas and Ottawa University-Ottawa.

KU	vs.	Ottawa
Lawrence, Kansas	Location	Ottawa, Kansas
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	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$11,700 Out-Of-State$29,412	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,300
75%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$10,373	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,900

88.00 %	Acceptance Rates	80.00 %
31.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.00 %
1,160	SAT Score	970
24	ACT Score	19
67 %	Graduation Rate	28 %
23 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
85 %	Retention Rate	57 %
26,708	Student Population	953
2,383	Number of Faculties	27
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, 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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