Adrian College vs MSU

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Adrian College is a private (not-for-profit) and MSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
MSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,040) than Adrian College ($40,556).
It is harder to admit to Adrian College than MSU.
MSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,000) than Adrian College (1,000).
MSU has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Adrian College (23).
MSU has more students with 50,023 students while Adrian College has 1,821 students.
Adrian College has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while MSU's ratio is 17 to 1.
MSU has more full-time faculties with 2,996 faculties while Adrian College has 87 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Adrian College and Michigan State University.

Adrian College	vs.	MSU
Adrian, Michigan	Location	East Lansing, Michigan
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$40,556	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$17,270 Out-Of-State$44,040
96%	% Receiving Financial Aid	69%
$32,553	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,980

68.01 %	Acceptance Rates	84.00 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
1,000	SAT Score	1,250
23	ACT Score	28
50 %	Graduation Rate	81 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
67 %	Retention Rate	89 %
1,821	Student Population	50,023
87	Number of Faculties	2,996
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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