Gustavus Adolphus College vs MSUM

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Gustavus Adolphus College is a private (not-for-profit) and MSUM is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Gustavus Adolphus College has more expensive tuition & fees ($54,310) than MSUM ($10,336).
It is harder to admit to MSUM than Gustavus Adolphus College.
Gustavus Adolphus College has higher submitted ACT score (28) than MSUM (21).
MSUM has more students with 4,682 students while Gustavus Adolphus College has 2,072 students.
Gustavus Adolphus College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while MSUM's ratio is 17 to 1.
MSUM has more full-time faculties with 209 faculties while Gustavus Adolphus College has 183 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Gustavus Adolphus College and Minnesota State University Moorhead.

Gustavus Adolphus College	vs.	MSUM
Saint Peter, Minnesota	Location	Moorhead, Minnesota
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$54,310	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,336 Out-Of-State$10,336
93%	% Receiving Financial Aid	64%
$35,414	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,353

61.80 %	Acceptance Rates	52.62 %
18.15 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.74 %
-	SAT Score	-
28	ACT Score	21
76 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
86 %	Retention Rate	72 %
2,072	Student Population	4,682
183	Number of Faculties	209
11 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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