Cedar Crest College vs CMU

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
CMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,274) than Cedar Crest College ($44,934).
It is harder to admit to CMU than Cedar Crest College.
CMU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,070) than Cedar Crest College (1,070).
CMU has more students with 16,002 students while Cedar Crest College has 1,324 students.
CMU has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while Cedar Crest College's ratio is 9 to 1.
CMU has more full-time faculties with 1,286 faculties while Cedar Crest College has 75 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Cedar Crest College and Carnegie Mellon University.

Cedar Crest College	vs.	CMU
Allentown, Pennsylvania	Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (smaller programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$44,934	2024 Tuition & Fees	$63,274
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	48%
$22,895	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$40,660

98.96 %	Acceptance Rates	11.00 %
14.04 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	44.01 %
1,070	SAT Score	1,540
-	ACT Score	35
62 %	Graduation Rate	91 %
17 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
73 %	Retention Rate	97 %
1,324	Student Population	16,002
75	Number of Faculties	1,286
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	5 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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