Lake Superior State vs Alma College

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

Lake Superior State is a public and Alma College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Alma College has more expensive tuition & fees ($47,430) than Lake Superior State ($14,266).
It is harder to admit to Alma College than Lake Superior State.
Lake Superior State has more students with 1,655 students while Alma College has 1,260 students.
Lake Superior State has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Alma College's ratio is 14 to 1.
Lake Superior State has more full-time faculties with 93 faculties while Alma College has 91 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Lake Superior State University and Alma College.

Lake Superior State	vs.	Alma College
Sault Ste Marie, Michigan	Location	Alma, Michigan
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$14,266 Out-Of-State$14,266	2024 Tuition & Fees	$47,430
75%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$9,513	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$33,305

68.01 %	Acceptance Rates	66.01 %
14.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
51 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
72 %	Retention Rate	73 %
1,655	Student Population	1,260
93	Number of Faculties	91
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
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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