SHU vs CCSU Academic Comparison

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SHU is a private (not-for-profit) and CCSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
SHU has more expensive tuition & fees ($48,460) than CCSU ($25,736).
It is harder to admit to SHU than CCSU.
SHU has more students with 10,721 students while CCSU has 9,468 students.
CCSU has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while SHU's ratio is 16 to 1.
CCSU has more full-time faculties with 428 faculties while SHU has 333 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Sacred Heart University and Central Connecticut State University.

SHU	vs.	CCSU
Fairfield, Connecticut	Location	New Britain, Connecticut
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	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$48,460	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,460 Out-Of-State$25,736
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	67%
$20,192	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,873

65.71 %	Acceptance Rates	76.71 %
20.29 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.42 %
-	SAT Score	1,060
-	ACT Score	22
72 %	Graduation Rate	53 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
85 %	Retention Rate	77 %
10,721	Student Population	9,468
333	Number of Faculties	428
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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, On-campus daycare

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