Macalester College vs Southwest Minnesota State

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Macalester College is a private (not-for-profit) and Southwest Minnesota State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Macalester College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,908) than Southwest Minnesota State ($10,304).
It is harder to admit to Macalester College than Southwest Minnesota State.
Macalester College has higher submitted ACT score (32) than Southwest Minnesota State (19).
Southwest Minnesota State has more students with 6,930 students while Macalester College has 2,175 students.
Macalester College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Southwest Minnesota State's ratio is 15 to 1.
Macalester College has more full-time faculties with 196 faculties while Southwest Minnesota State has 104 full-time faculties.

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

Macalester College	vs.	Southwest Minnesota State
Saint Paul, Minnesota	Location	Marshall, Minnesota
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$64,908	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,304 Out-Of-State$10,304
85%	% Receiving Financial Aid	27%
$39,942	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,831

28.21 %	Acceptance Rates	68.94 %
22.67 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.30 %
1,410	SAT Score	-
32	ACT Score	19
87 %	Graduation Rate	40 %
4 %	Transfer-out Rate	30 %
91 %	Retention Rate	67 %
2,175	Student Population	6,930
196	Number of Faculties	104
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 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, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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