NSU vs HBU

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

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NSU is a public and HBU is a private (not-for-profit) 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 (1,020) than NSU (1,020).
HBU has higher submitted ACT score (19) 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 - Northwestern State University of Louisiana and Houston Baptist University.

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NSU	vs.	HBU
Natchitoches, Louisiana	Location	Houston, Texas
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree - research / scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research / scholarship
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$8,672 Out-Of-State$19,460	2023 Tuition & Fees	$36,750
89%	% Receiving Financial Aid	91%
$6,649	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,352

80.29 %	Acceptance Rates	69.01 %
43.56 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.64 %
1,020	SAT Score	1,145
19	ACT Score	25
44 %	Graduation Rate	44 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	41 %
64 %	Retention Rate	68 %
10,735	Student Population	4,120
320	Number of Faculties	131
19 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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