Mines vs Colorado State University-Fort Collins

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Mines has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,376) than Colorado State University-Fort Collins ($33,765).
It is harder to admit to Mines than Colorado State University-Fort Collins.
Colorado State University-Fort Collins has more students with 33,403 students while Mines has 7,403 students.
Colorado State University-Fort Collins has more full-time faculties with 1,646 faculties while Mines has 328 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Colorado School of Mines and Colorado State University-Fort Collins.

Mines	vs.	Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Golden, Colorado	Location	Fort Collins, Colorado
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$21,186 Out-Of-State$44,376	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,009 Out-Of-State$33,765
83%	% Receiving Financial Aid	54%
$11,504	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,670

60.00 %	Acceptance Rates	90.00 %
25.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
1,400	SAT Score	-
31	ACT Score	-
81 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
4 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
94 %	Retention Rate	86 %
7,403	Student Population	33,403
328	Number of Faculties	1,646
17 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, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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