SMU vs UCF

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

SMU is a Private (not-for-profit) and UCF is a Public school and both are 4 or more years schools.
SMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($58,540) than UCF ($22,467).
It is harder to admit to SMU than UCF.
SMU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,390) than UCF (1,255).
SMU has higher submitted ACT score (31) than UCF (28).
UCF has more students with 68,475 students while SMU has 11,649 students.
UCF has more full-time faculties with 1,561 faculties while SMU has 763 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Southern Methodist University and University of Central Florida.

Which school is more in your mind and would you like to go to?

SMUUCF

SMU	vs.	UCF
Dallas, Texas	Location	Orlando, Florida
Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years	School Type	Public, 4 or more years
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$58,540	Tuition & Fees	In-State$6,368 Out-Of-State$22,467
70% ($31,071)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	64% ($6,638)
$31,071	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,638
48.77 %	Acceptance Rates	49.90 %
22.23 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	36.57 %
1,390	SAT Score	1,255
31	ACT Score	28
81 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
14 %	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
91 %	Retention Rate	90 %
11,649	Student Population	68,475
763	Number of Faculties	1,561
11 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	30 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare