UST vs PVAMU 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 PVAMU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
UST has more expensive tuition & fees ($52,284) than PVAMU ($26,874).
It is harder to admit to PVAMU than UST.
UST has a higher submitted SAT score (1,350) than PVAMU (940).
UST has higher submitted ACT score (27) than PVAMU (18).
PVAMU has more students with 9,056 students while UST has 9,025 students.
UST has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while PVAMU's ratio is 16 to 1.
PVAMU has more full-time faculties with 432 faculties while UST has 416 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of St Thomas and Prairie View A & M University.

UST	vs.	PVAMU
Saint Paul, Minnesota	Location	Prairie View, Texas
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$52,284	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,299 Out-Of-State$26,874
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	90%
$29,252	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,843

85.00 %	Acceptance Rates	75.00 %
22.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.01 %
1,350	SAT Score	940
27	ACT Score	18
79 %	Graduation Rate	41 %
13 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
86 %	Retention Rate	73 %
9,025	Student Population	9,056
416	Number of Faculties	432
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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