HBU vs Lamar University

Compare two rival schools - Houston Baptist University and Lamar University with tuition and admission information where HBU is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Houston, TX and Lamar University is a four-years, public located in Beaumont, TX.

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HBU is a private (not-for-profit) and Lamar University is a public school and both are four-years schools.
HBU has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,500) than Lamar University ($18,482).
It is harder to admit to HBU than Lamar University.
HBU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,145) than Lamar University (1,005).
HBU has higher submitted ACT score (25) than Lamar University (20).
Lamar University has more students with 16,637 students while HBU has 3,963 students.
Lamar University has more full-time faculties with 434 faculties while HBU has 131 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Houston Baptist University and Lamar University.

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HBU	vs.	Lamar University
Houston, Texas	Location	Beaumont, Texas
four-years, private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, public
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral/Research University
$35,500	Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,690 Out-Of-State$18,482
92% ($22,899)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	64% ($7,751)
$22,899	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,751
69.01 %	Acceptance Rates	81.65 %
11.64 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.55 %
1,145	SAT Score	1,005
25	ACT Score	20
44 %	Graduation Rate	39 %
41 %	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
71 %	Retention Rate	69 %
3,963	Student Population	16,637
131	Number of Faculties	434
16 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services