Mines vs MECR 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.

Mines is a public and MECR is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Mines has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,376) than MECR ($8,800).
It is harder to admit to Mines than MECR.
Mines has more students with 7,403 students while MECR has 45 students.
MECR has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while Mines's ratio is 17 to 1.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Colorado School of Mines and Montessori Education Center of the Rockies.

Mines	vs.	MECR
Golden, Colorado	Location	Denver, Colorado
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Un-Known
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification
In-State$21,186 Out-Of-State$44,376	2024 Tuition & Fees	$8,800
83%	% Receiving Financial Aid	-
$11,504	Average Amount of Financial Aid	-

59.71 %	Acceptance Rates	80.00 %
24.73 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	100.00 %
1,400	SAT Score	-
31	ACT Score	-
81 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
4 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
94 %	Retention Rate	-
7,403	Student Population	45
328	Number of Faculties	-
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	-
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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