UST vs TAMU 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 TAMU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
UST has more expensive tuition & fees ($52,284) than TAMU ($40,328).
It is harder to admit to TAMU than UST.
UST has a higher submitted SAT score (1,350) than TAMU (1,260).
TAMU has higher submitted ACT score (27) than UST (27).
TAMU has more students with 74,014 students while UST has 9,025 students.
UST has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while TAMU's ratio is 18 to 1.
TAMU has more full-time faculties with 3,299 faculties while UST has 416 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of St Thomas and Texas A & M University-College Station.

UST	vs.	TAMU
Saint Paul, Minnesota	Location	College Station, 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 (very high research activity)
$52,284	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,841 Out-Of-State$40,328
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$29,252	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,800

84.94 %	Acceptance Rates	63.25 %
22.46 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	42.78 %
1,350	SAT Score	1,260
27	ACT Score	28
79 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
13 %	Transfer-out Rate	9 %
86 %	Retention Rate	95 %
9,025	Student Population	74,014
416	Number of Faculties	3,299
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 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, On-campus daycare

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