South Carolina vs TAMU

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

Both are four-years, public schools.
TAMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,855) than South Carolina ($33,928).
It is harder to admit to TAMU than South Carolina.
TAMU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,255) than South Carolina (1,255).
South Carolina has higher submitted ACT score (29) than TAMU (28).
TAMU has more students with 72,530 students while South Carolina has 35,471 students.
TAMU has more full-time faculties with 3,299 faculties while South Carolina has 1,693 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of South Carolina-Columbia and Texas A & M University-College Station.

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South Carolina	vs.	TAMU
Columbia, South Carolina	Location	College Station, Texas
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, public
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$12,688 Out-Of-State$33,928	Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,204 Out-Of-State$38,855
82% ($6,864)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	65% ($9,898)
$6,864	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,898
72.31 %	Acceptance Rates	70.54 %
31.25 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	45.00 %
1,255	SAT Score	1,260
29	ACT Score	28
78 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
16 %	Transfer-out Rate	13 %
87 %	Retention Rate	93 %
35,471	Student Population	72,530
1,693	Number of Faculties	3,299
18 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	19 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	Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare