BYU vs SCU Academic Comparison

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
SCU has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,241) than BYU ($6,496).
It is harder to admit to SCU than BYU.
SCU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,360) than BYU (1,360).
SCU has higher submitted ACT score (30) than BYU (30).
BYU has more students with 34,464 students while SCU has 9,178 students.
SCU has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while BYU's ratio is 21 to 1.
BYU has more full-time faculties with 1,264 faculties while SCU has 585 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Brigham Young University and Santa Clara University.

BYU	vs.	SCU
Provo, Utah	Location	Santa Clara, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$6,496	2024 Tuition & Fees	$59,241
70%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$7,132	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$26,351

66.67 %	Acceptance Rates	52.11 %
79.05 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.91 %
1,360	SAT Score	1,364
30	ACT Score	31
78 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
90 %	Retention Rate	92 %
34,464	Student Population	9,178
1,264	Number of Faculties	585
21 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	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, On-campus daycare

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