Northwestern State University Of Louisiana vs Abilene Christian University

Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSU) is a Public, 4-years school located in Natchitoches, LA and Abilene Christian University is a Private, 4-years school located in Abilene, TX. 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).

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