Hope College vs Northern Michigan University

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Hope College is a private (not-for-profit) and Northern Michigan University is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Hope College has more expensive tuition & fees ($37,670) than Northern Michigan University ($19,244).
It is harder to admit to Northern Michigan University than Hope College.
Northern Michigan University has more students with 6,970 students while Hope College has 3,251 students.
Hope College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Northern Michigan University's ratio is 18 to 1.
Northern Michigan University has more full-time faculties with 296 faculties while Hope College has 226 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Hope College and Northern Michigan University.

Hope College	vs.	Northern Michigan University
Holland, Michigan	Location	Marquette, Michigan
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 (medium programs)
$37,670	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,622 Out-Of-State$19,244
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$19,771	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,962

75.85 %	Acceptance Rates	69.95 %
21.12 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.03 %
1,200	SAT Score	-
29	ACT Score	-
80 %	Graduation Rate	52 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
89 %	Retention Rate	73 %
3,251	Student Population	6,970
226	Number of Faculties	296
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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