UAB vs Rice University

Compare two rival schools - University of Alabama at Birmingham and Rice University with tuition and admission information where UAB is a four-years, public located in Birmingham, AL and Rice University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Houston, TX.

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UAB is a public and Rice University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Rice University has more expensive tuition & fees ($58,128) than UAB ($21,864).
It is harder to admit to Rice University than UAB.
Rice University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,300) than UAB (1,300).
Rice University has higher submitted ACT score (27) than UAB (27).
UAB has more students with 21,639 students while Rice University has 8,672 students.
Rice University has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while UAB's ratio is 18 to 1.
UAB has more full-time faculties with 2,544 faculties while Rice University has 698 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Alabama at Birmingham and Rice University.

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UAB	vs.	Rice University
Birmingham, Alabama	Location	Houston, Texas
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$8,832 Out-Of-State$21,864	2024 Tuition & Fees	$58,128
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	63%
$9,889	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$48,958

86.68 %	Acceptance Rates	8.68 %
25.71 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	44.07 %
1,300	SAT Score	1,540
27	ACT Score	35
64 %	Graduation Rate	93 %
15 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	98 %
21,639	Student Population	8,672
2,544	Number of Faculties	698
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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