Abilene Christian University vs Northwestern State University Of Louisiana

Abilene Christian University is a Private, 4-years school located in Abilene, TX and Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSU) is a Public, 4-years school located in Natchitoches, LA. Following list and table compares two rivalry schools in various academic factors.

Abilene Christian University has higher submitted SAT score (1,160) than Northwestern State University of Louisiana (1,050).
Abilene Christian University (65.79% acceptance rate) is tighter than Northwestern State University of Louisiana (97.93% acceptance rate) to get in.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana (9,389 students) is larger than Abilene Christian University (5,079 students).
Abilene Christian University has more expensive tuition & fees of $42,380 than Northwestern State University of Louisiana($19,652).
Northwestern State University of Louisiana has more full-time faculties of 320 faculties than Abilene Christian University(272 facluties).

	Abilene Christian University	Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Location	Abilene, TX	Natchitoches, LA
School Type	Private, 4-years	Public, 4-years
Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree	Doctor's degree
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$42,380	$19,652 $8,864 for Louisiana residents
Graduate Tuition	$24,174	$20,546 $9,758 for Louisiana residents
Test Scores	1,160	1,050
Acceptance Rate	66%	98%
Admission Yield	12%	36%
Student Population	5,079 3,211 undergraduate	9,389 8,405 undergraduate
Number of Faculty	272 Full-time 137 part-time	320 Full-time 231 part-time
Number of Staffs	810 Full-time 234 part-time	780 Full-time 233 part-time
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1	17 to 1
Financial Aid Amount	$24,769	$6,866
Graduation Rate	60%	46%
Transfer-out Rate	0%	0%
Retention Rate	79%	61%