BLC vs St. Kate's 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.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
St. Kate's has more expensive tuition & fees ($37,588) than BLC ($30,010).
It is harder to admit to BLC than St. Kate's.
St. Kate's has higher submitted ACT score (23) than BLC (23).
St. Kate's has more students with 3,577 students while BLC has 830 students.
St. Kate's has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while BLC's ratio is 12 to 1.
St. Kate's has more full-time faculties with 250 faculties while BLC has 42 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Bethany Lutheran College and St Catherine University.

BLC	vs.	St. Kate's
Mankato, Minnesota	Location	Saint Paul, Minnesota
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$30,010	2024 Tuition & Fees	$37,588
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$20,038	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,473

50.96 %	Acceptance Rates	94.07 %
42.32 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.53 %
1,110	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	24
56 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
23 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
79 %	Retention Rate	83 %
830	Student Population	3,577
42	Number of Faculties	250
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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