MEC vs Columbia University

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MEC is a public and Columbia University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Columbia University has more expensive tuition & fees ($68,171) than MEC ($15,302).
It is harder to admit to Columbia University than MEC.
Columbia University has a higher submitted SAT score (980) than MEC (980).
Columbia University has more students with 34,782 students while MEC has 3,640 students.
Columbia University has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while MEC's ratio is 13 to 1.
Columbia University has more full-time faculties with 4,327 faculties while MEC has 145 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - CUNY Medgar Evers College and Columbia University in the City of New York.

MEC	vs.	Columbia University
Brooklyn, New York	Location	New York, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$7,352 Out-Of-State$15,302	2024 Tuition & Fees	$68,171
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	57%
$7,435	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$49,638

83.00 %	Acceptance Rates	4.00 %
8.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	62.99 %
980	SAT Score	1,540
-	ACT Score	35
23 %	Graduation Rate	95 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
40 %	Retention Rate	98 %
3,640	Student Population	34,782
145	Number of Faculties	4,327
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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