University of Louisville vs SMU

Compare two rival schools - University of Louisville and Southern Methodist University with tuition and admission information where University of Louisville is a four-years, public located in Louisville, KY and SMU is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Dallas, TX.

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University of Louisville is a public and SMU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
SMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,460) than University of Louisville ($29,174).
It is harder to admit to SMU than University of Louisville.
SMU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,170) than University of Louisville (1,170).
SMU has higher submitted ACT score (23) than University of Louisville (23).
University of Louisville has more students with 22,017 students while SMU has 12,053 students.
SMU has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while University of Louisville's ratio is 13 to 1.
University of Louisville has more full-time faculties with 1,070 faculties while SMU has 767 full-time faculties.

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

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University of Louisville	vs.	SMU
Louisville, Kentucky	Location	Dallas, 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 (high research activity)
In-State$12,828 Out-Of-State$29,174	2024 Tuition & Fees	$64,460
95%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$9,508	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$35,270

81.54 %	Acceptance Rates	52.25 %
23.25 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.42 %
1,170	SAT Score	1,450
23	ACT Score	32
62 %	Graduation Rate	82 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	12 %
78 %	Retention Rate	90 %
22,017	Student Population	12,053
1,070	Number of Faculties	767
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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University of Louisville vs SMU

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