Lake Superior State vs UDM

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Lake Superior State is a public and UDM is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UDM has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,300) than Lake Superior State ($14,266).
It is harder to admit to Lake Superior State than UDM.
UDM has more students with 5,360 students while Lake Superior State has 1,655 students.
UDM has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Lake Superior State's ratio is 13 to 1.
UDM has more full-time faculties with 315 faculties while Lake Superior State has 93 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Lake Superior State University and University of Detroit Mercy.

Lake Superior State	vs.	UDM
Sault Ste Marie, Michigan	Location	Detroit, Michigan
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$14,266 Out-Of-State$14,266	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,300
75%	% Receiving Financial Aid	78%
$9,513	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,545

68.01 %	Acceptance Rates	80.00 %
14.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,120
-	ACT Score	25
51 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	23 %
72 %	Retention Rate	85 %
1,655	Student Population	5,360
93	Number of Faculties	315
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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