BLC vs Metropolitan State

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

BLC is a private (not-for-profit) and Metropolitan State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
BLC has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,010) than Metropolitan State ($9,780).
It is harder to admit to BLC than Metropolitan State.
BLC has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Metropolitan State (19).
Metropolitan State has more students with 6,294 students while BLC has 830 students.
BLC has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Metropolitan State's ratio is 14 to 1.
Metropolitan State has more full-time faculties with 144 faculties while BLC has 42 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Bethany Lutheran College and Metropolitan State University.

BLC	vs.	Metropolitan State
Mankato, Minnesota	Location	Saint Paul, Minnesota
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
$30,010	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,780 Out-Of-State$9,780
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	60%
$19,834	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,410

50.96 %	Acceptance Rates	96.49 %
42.32 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	30.21 %
1,110	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	19
60 %	Graduation Rate	38 %
20 %	Transfer-out Rate	33 %
79 %	Retention Rate	64 %
830	Student Population	6,294
42	Number of Faculties	144
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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