Nicholls State vs HBU

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

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Nicholls State is a public and HBU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
HBU has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,500) than Nicholls State ($9,039).
It is harder to admit to HBU than Nicholls State.
HBU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,133) than Nicholls State (1,133).
HBU has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Nicholls State (23).
Nicholls State has more students with 6,225 students while HBU has 4,120 students.
Nicholls State has more full-time faculties with 268 faculties while HBU has 131 full-time faculties.

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

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Nicholls State	vs.	HBU
Thibodaux, Louisiana	Location	Houston, Texas
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
In-State$7,946 Out-Of-State$9,039	Tuition & Fees	$35,500
88% ($7,028)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	91% ($22,352)
$7,028	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,352
93.74 %	Acceptance Rates	69.01 %
50.54 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.64 %
1,133	SAT Score	1,145
23	ACT Score	25
50 %	Graduation Rate	44 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	41 %
70 %	Retention Rate	68 %
6,225	Student Population	4,120
268	Number of Faculties	131
16 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services