HBU vs NSU

Compare two rival schools - Houston Baptist University and Northwestern State University of Louisiana with tuition and admission information where HBU is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Houston, TX and NSU is a four-years, public located in Natchitoches, LA.

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HBU is a private (not-for-profit) and NSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
HBU has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,750) than NSU ($19,460).
It is harder to admit to HBU than NSU.
HBU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,145) than NSU (1,020).
HBU has higher submitted ACT score (25) than NSU (19).
NSU has more students with 10,735 students while HBU has 4,120 students.
HBU has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while NSU's ratio is 19 to 1.
NSU has more full-time faculties with 320 faculties while HBU has 131 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Houston Baptist University and Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

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HBU	vs.	NSU
Houston, Texas	Location	Natchitoches, Louisiana
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 (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$36,750	2023 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,672 Out-Of-State$19,460
91%	% Receiving Financial Aid	89%
$22,352	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,649

84.87 %	Acceptance Rates	96.28 %
9.76 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	36.09 %
1,145	SAT Score	1,020
25	ACT Score	19
44 %	Graduation Rate	44 %
41 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
68 %	Retention Rate	64 %
4,120	Student Population	10,735
131	Number of Faculties	320
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services