HBU vs Sam Houston State

Compare two rival schools - Houston Baptist University and Sam Houston State University with tuition and admission information where HBU is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years located in Houston, TX and Sam Houston State is a Public, 4 or more years located in Huntsville, TX.

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HBU is a Private (not-for-profit) and Sam Houston State is a Public school and both are 4 or more years schools.
HBU has more expensive tuition & fees ($34,500) than Sam Houston State ($18,552).
It is harder to admit to HBU than Sam Houston State.
HBU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,090) than Sam Houston State (1,045).
HBU has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Sam Houston State (21).
Sam Houston State has more students with 21,912 students while HBU has 3,963 students.
Sam Houston State has more full-time faculties with 804 faculties while HBU has 131 full-time faculties.

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

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HBUSam Houston State

HBU	vs.	Sam Houston State
Houston, Texas	Location	Huntsville, Texas
Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years	School Type	Public, 4 or more years
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral/Research University
$34,500	Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,736 Out-Of-State$18,552
92% ($22,899)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	75% ($7,285)
$22,899	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,285
69.01 %	Acceptance Rates	74.39 %
11.64 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	31.19 %
1,090	SAT Score	1,045
23	ACT Score	21
47 %	Graduation Rate	58 %
41 %	Transfer-out Rate	23 %
71 %	Retention Rate	79 %
3,963	Student Population	21,912
131	Number of Faculties	804
16 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	21 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