CUAA vs MSU 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.

CUAA is a private (not-for-profit) and MSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
MSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,040) than CUAA ($34,200).
It is harder to admit to CUAA than MSU.
MSU has higher submitted ACT score (26) than CUAA (26).
MSU has more students with 50,023 students while CUAA has 1,203 students.
CUAA has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while MSU's ratio is 17 to 1.
MSU has more full-time faculties with 2,996 faculties while CUAA has 58 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Concordia University Ann Arbor and Michigan State University.

CUAA	vs.	MSU
Ann Arbor, Michigan	Location	East Lansing, Michigan
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (smaller programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$34,200	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$17,270 Out-Of-State$44,040
87%	% Receiving Financial Aid	69%
$18,267	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,980

72.01 %	Acceptance Rates	84.00 %
17.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,250
26	ACT Score	28
51 %	Graduation Rate	81 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
68 %	Retention Rate	89 %
1,203	Student Population	50,023
58	Number of Faculties	2,996
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

See Full Comparison