BGU vs Southwest Minnesota State

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BGU is a private (not-for-profit) and Southwest Minnesota State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
BGU has more expensive tuition & fees ($20,700) than Southwest Minnesota State ($10,304).
It is harder to admit to Southwest Minnesota State than BGU.
Southwest Minnesota State has more students with 6,930 students while BGU has 261 students.
Southwest Minnesota State has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while BGU's ratio is 16 to 1.
Southwest Minnesota State has more full-time faculties with 104 faculties while BGU has 6 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Bethany Global University and Southwest Minnesota State University.

BGU	vs.	Southwest Minnesota State
Bloomington, Minnesota	Location	Marshall, Minnesota
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Theological seminaries, Bible college, and other faith-related institution	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$20,700	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,304 Out-Of-State$10,304
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	27%
$14,601	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,831

93.88 %	Acceptance Rates	69.01 %
20.29 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	19
75 %	Graduation Rate	40 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	30 %
42 %	Retention Rate	67 %
261	Student Population	6,930
6	Number of Faculties	104
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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