BLC vs Southwest Minnesota State

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BLC is a private (not-for-profit) and Southwest Minnesota State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
BLC has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,010) than Southwest Minnesota State ($10,304).
It is harder to admit to BLC than Southwest Minnesota State.
BLC has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Southwest Minnesota State (19).
Southwest Minnesota State has more students with 6,930 students while BLC has 830 students.
BLC has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Southwest Minnesota State's ratio is 15 to 1.
Southwest Minnesota State has more full-time faculties with 104 faculties while BLC has 42 full-time faculties.

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

BLC	vs.	Southwest Minnesota State
Mankato, Minnesota	Location	Marshall, Minnesota
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$30,010	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,304 Out-Of-State$10,304
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	27%
$20,038	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,831

50.96 %	Acceptance Rates	68.94 %
42.32 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.30 %
1,110	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	19
56 %	Graduation Rate	40 %
23 %	Transfer-out Rate	30 %
79 %	Retention Rate	67 %
830	Student Population	6,930
42	Number of Faculties	104
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 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, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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