ORU Vs. USD

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ORU is a Private (not-for-profit) and USD is a Public school and both are 4 or more years schools.
ORU has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,070) than USD ($12,807).
It is harder to admit to USD than ORU.
ORU has higher submitted SAT score (1,114) than USD (1,085).
Both ORU and USD have the same submitted ACT scores (65).
USD has more students with 10,066 students while ORU has 4,053 students.
USD has more full-time faculties with 445 faculties while ORU has 154 full-time faculties.

Next table compares the two rival schools - Oral Roberts University and University of South Dakota.

ORU	vs.	USD
Tulsa, Oklahoma	Location	Vermillion, South Dakota
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 and professional practice
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$30,070	Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,332 Out-Of-State$12,807
86% ($16,118)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	53% ($5,302)
$16,118	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,302
93.34 %	Acceptance Rates	86.91 %
27.34 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	39.92 %
1,114	SAT Score	1,085
65	ACT Score	65
55 %	Graduation Rate	59 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	27 %
83 %	Retention Rate	77 %
4,053	Student Population	10,066
154	Number of Faculties	445
16 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare