NSC vs. OUAZ-Surprise

Nevada State College vs. Ottawa University Surprise comparison

	Nevada State College	Ottawa University Surprise	College 3	College 4
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Overview	NSC	OUAZ-Surprise
Location	Henderson, NV	Surprise, Arizona
Setting	Rural Fringe	Large Suburban
Enrollment	7,283	836
Type	Public 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	American Baptist	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	nevada.edu	ottawa.edu
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Costs	NSC	OUAZ-Surprise
Tuition (In State)	$5,693	$31,900
Tuition (Out of State)	$19,774	$31,900
Room & Board	$10,979	$15,340
Avg Net Price	$16,255	$35,030
Avg Grant Aid	$7,642	$16,533
% Receiving Grant Aid	89%	100%

Admission	NSC	OUAZ-Surprise
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	1,733	1,359
Admitted	1,493	542
Acceptance Rate	86.2%	39.9%
Enrolled %	34.8%	38.9%
Avg High School GPA	2.75	-
Typical High School Grades	B-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition		Low
ACT Range		15/21
SAT Range		910/1050
Submit Test Scores	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline

Academics	NSC	OUAZ-Surprise
Student to Faculty Ratio	19:1	12:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (42%) Education (21%) Psychology (14%) Business (11%) Biology (3%)
Outcomes	NSC	OUAZ-Surprise
Graduation Rate	22%	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	N/A	N/A
Making Student Loan Payments	43%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	$22,920	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$236	N/A

Diversity	NSC	OUAZ-Surprise
% Men	0%	5%
% Women	1%	3%
Racial Diversity	Very High	-
HBCU	No	No
% White	41%	0%
% Black	10%	0%
% Hispanic	25%	0%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	1%	0%
% Two or More Races	5%	0%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	7%	0%

Students	NSC	OUAZ-Surprise
% In-State	99%	60%
% Out-of-State	0%	40%
Campus	NSC	OUAZ-Surprise
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Nevada State College is larger than than OUAZ-Surprise based on total student enrollment (7,283 students vs. 836 students)

NSC vs. OUAZ-Surprise Cost Comparison

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

• Ottawa University Surprise is 460.3% more expensive to attend than NSC for in-state tuition ($31,900.00 vs. $5,693.00)
• Out of state tuition is 61.3% higher at OUAZ-Surprise than Nevada State College ($31,900.00 vs. $19,774.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Nevada State College than OUAZ-Surprise ($16,255 vs. $35,030)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Nevada State College are 39.7% lower than costs at Ottawa University Surprise ($10,979 vs. $15,340)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Ottawa University Surprise than Nevada State College (100% vs. 89%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Ottawa University Surprise students is 116.3% larger than aid received Nevada State College ($16,533 vs. $7,642)

NSC vs. OUAZ-Surprise Admissions Difficulty Comparison

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

• NSC has a higher acceptance rate (86.2%) than OUAZ-Surprise (39.9%)

NSC vs. OUAZ-Surprise Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, NSC 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 NSC.

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