Mines vs UCD Academic Comparison

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Mines has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,376) than UCD ($28,209).
It is harder to admit to Mines than UCD.
Mines has a higher submitted SAT score (1,400) than UCD (1,100).
Mines has higher submitted ACT score (31) than UCD (25).
UCD has more students with 23,744 students while Mines has 7,403 students.
UCD has more full-time faculties with 4,610 faculties while Mines has 328 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Colorado School of Mines and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

Mines	vs.	UCD
Golden, Colorado	Location	Denver, 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$10,017 Out-Of-State$28,209
83%	% Receiving Financial Aid	55%
$11,504	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,893

59.71 %	Acceptance Rates	77.81 %
24.73 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.36 %
1,400	SAT Score	1,100
31	ACT Score	25
81 %	Graduation Rate	43 %
4 %	Transfer-out Rate	32 %
94 %	Retention Rate	70 %
7,403	Student Population	23,744
328	Number of Faculties	4,610
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, Weekend/Evening College, 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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