Bowie State vs MICA Academic Comparison

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Bowie State is a public and MICA is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
MICA has more expensive tuition & fees ($55,150) than Bowie State ($19,839).
It is harder to admit to MICA than Bowie State.
MICA has a higher submitted SAT score (935) than Bowie State (935).
Bowie State has more students with 6,275 students while MICA has 1,952 students.
MICA has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Bowie State's ratio is 15 to 1.
Bowie State has more full-time faculties with 227 faculties while MICA has 148 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Bowie State University and Maryland Institute College of Art.

Bowie State	vs.	MICA
Bowie, Maryland	Location	Baltimore, Maryland
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$8,999 Out-Of-State$19,839	2024 Tuition & Fees	$55,150
66%	% Receiving Financial Aid	96%
$8,199	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,342

83.54 %	Acceptance Rates	77.29 %
19.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.46 %
935	SAT Score	1,130
-	ACT Score	28
40 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
27 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
73 %	Retention Rate	85 %
6,275	Student Population	1,952
227	Number of Faculties	148
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 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, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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