Macalester College vs Metropolitan State

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Macalester College is a private (not-for-profit) and Metropolitan State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Macalester College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,908) than Metropolitan State ($9,780).
It is harder to admit to Macalester College than Metropolitan State.
Macalester College has higher submitted ACT score (32) than Metropolitan State (19).
Metropolitan State has more students with 6,294 students while Macalester College has 2,175 students.
Macalester College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Metropolitan State's ratio is 14 to 1.
Macalester College has more full-time faculties with 196 faculties while Metropolitan State has 144 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Macalester College and Metropolitan State University.

Macalester College	vs.	Metropolitan State
Saint Paul, Minnesota	Location	Saint Paul, 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 (medium programs)
$64,908	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,780 Out-Of-State$9,780
85%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$39,942	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$4,570

28.00 %	Acceptance Rates	95.94 %
23.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	30.00 %
1,410	SAT Score	-
32	ACT Score	19
87 %	Graduation Rate	32 %
4 %	Transfer-out Rate	45 %
91 %	Retention Rate	64 %
2,175	Student Population	6,294
196	Number of Faculties	144
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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

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