BLC vs MSUM Academic Comparison

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 MSUM is a public school and both are four-years schools.
BLC has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,010) than MSUM ($10,336).
It is harder to admit to BLC than MSUM.
BLC has higher submitted ACT score (23) than MSUM (21).
MSUM has more students with 4,682 students while BLC has 830 students.
BLC has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while MSUM's ratio is 17 to 1.
MSUM has more full-time faculties with 209 faculties while BLC has 42 full-time faculties.

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

BLC	vs.	MSUM
Mankato, Minnesota	Location	Moorhead, 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 (larger programs)
$30,010	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,336 Out-Of-State$10,336
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	76%
$20,038	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,405

50.96 %	Acceptance Rates	52.62 %
42.32 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.74 %
1,110	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	21
56 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
23 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
79 %	Retention Rate	72 %
830	Student Population	4,682
42	Number of Faculties	209
12 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, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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