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 (1,350) than UCF (1,250).
SMU has higher submitted ACT score (31) than UCF (28).
UCF has more students with 71,881 students while SMU has 12,373 students.
UCF has more full-time faculties with 1,577 faculties while SMU has 767 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
71% ($34,874)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	72% ($7,826)
$34,874	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,826
48.77 %	Acceptance Rates	49.90 %
22.23 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	36.57 %
1,350	SAT Score	1,250
31	ACT Score	28
81 %	Graduation Rate	74 %
14 %	Transfer-out Rate	12 %
90 %	Retention Rate	92 %
12,373	Student Population	71,881
767	Number of Faculties	1,577
11 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	31 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