CSN vs. OUAZ-Surprise

College of Southern Nevada vs. Ottawa University Surprise comparison

	College of Southern Nevada	Ottawa University Surprise	College 3	College 4
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Overview	CSN	OUAZ-Surprise
Location	Las Vegas, NV	Surprise, Arizona
Setting	Large City	Large Suburban
Enrollment	29,081	836
Type	Public 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	American Baptist	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	csn.edu	ottawa.edu
Team Colors

Costs	CSN	OUAZ-Surprise
Tuition (In State)	$3,465	$31,900
Tuition (Out of State)	$11,564	$31,900
Room & Board	$10,970	$15,340
Avg Net Price	$7,293	$35,030
Avg Grant Aid	$5,598	$16,533
% Receiving Grant Aid	78%	100%

Admission	CSN	OUAZ-Surprise
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	1,359
Admitted	-	542
Acceptance Rate	Open	39.9%
Enrolled %	Open	38.9%
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition		Low
ACT Range		15/21
SAT Range		910/1050
Submit Test Scores		Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline

Academics	CSN	OUAZ-Surprise
Student to Faculty Ratio	21:1	12:1
Popular Majors	Business (21%) Health Professions (20%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (19%) Science Technologies (7%) Education (6%)
Outcomes	CSN	OUAZ-Surprise
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$36,000	N/A
Making Student Loan Payments	30%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	$10,500	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$108	N/A

Diversity	CSN	OUAZ-Surprise
% Men	3%	5%
% Women	2%	3%
Racial Diversity	Very High	-
HBCU	No	No
% White	33%	0%
% Black	12%	0%
% Hispanic	29%	0%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	2%	0%
% Two or More Races	5%	0%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	8%	0%

Students	CSN	OUAZ-Surprise
% In-State	99%	60%
% Out-of-State	1%	40%
Campus	CSN	OUAZ-Surprise
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	Yes
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• College of Southern Nevada is larger than than OUAZ-Surprise based on total student enrollment (29,081 students vs. 836 students)

CSN vs. OUAZ-Surprise Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, CSN or OUAZ-Surprise?

• Ottawa University Surprise is 820.6% more expensive to attend than CSN for in-state tuition ($31,900.00 vs. $3,465.00)
• Out of state tuition is 175.9% higher at OUAZ-Surprise than College of Southern Nevada ($31,900.00 vs. $11,564.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at College of Southern Nevada than OUAZ-Surprise ($7,293 vs. $35,030)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at College of Southern Nevada are 39.8% lower than costs at Ottawa University Surprise ($10,970 vs. $15,340)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Ottawa University Surprise than College of Southern Nevada (100% vs. 78%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Ottawa University Surprise students is 195.3% larger than aid received College of Southern Nevada ($16,533 vs. $5,598)

Which college is harder to get into, CSN or OUAZ-Surprise? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between OUAZ-Surprise or CSN .

CSN vs. OUAZ-Surprise Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, CSN or OUAZ-Surprise? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between OUAZ-Surprise and CSN.

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/