UST vs AIU Houston 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.

UST is a private (not-for-profit) and AIU Houston is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UST has more expensive tuition & fees ($52,284) than AIU Houston ($14,842).
UST has more students with 9,025 students while AIU Houston has 171 students.
AIU Houston has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while UST's ratio is 13 to 1.
UST has more full-time faculties with 416 faculties while AIU Houston has 2 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of St Thomas and American InterContinental University-Houston.

UST	vs.	AIU Houston
Saint Paul, Minnesota	Location	Houston, Texas
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
$52,284	2024 Tuition & Fees	$14,842
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$29,252	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,033

85.00 %	Acceptance Rates	-
22.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,350	SAT Score	-
27	ACT Score	-
79 %	Graduation Rate	28 %
13 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
86 %	Retention Rate	67 %
9,025	Student Population	171
416	Number of Faculties	2
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Placement services

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