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 four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Houston, TX and Sam Houston State is a four-years, public 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 four-years schools.
HBU has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,500) than Sam Houston State ($18,752).
It is harder to admit to HBU than Sam Houston State.
HBU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,145) than Sam Houston State (1,035).
HBU has higher submitted ACT score (25) than Sam Houston State (21).
Sam Houston State has more students with 21,612 students while HBU has 4,120 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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HBU	vs.	Sam Houston State
Houston, Texas	Location	Huntsville, 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
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral/Research University
$35,500	Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,960 Out-Of-State$18,752
91% ($22,352)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	73% ($7,937)
$22,352	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,937
69.01 %	Acceptance Rates	74.39 %
11.64 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	31.19 %
1,145	SAT Score	1,035
25	ACT Score	21
44 %	Graduation Rate	57 %
41 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
68 %	Retention Rate	73 %
4,120	Student Population	21,612
131	Number of Faculties	804
16 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	20 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