Macalester College vs University of Minnesota-Rochester

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Macalester College is a private (not-for-profit) and University of Minnesota-Rochester is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Macalester College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,908) than University of Minnesota-Rochester ($14,400).
It is harder to admit to Macalester College than University of Minnesota-Rochester.
Macalester College has higher submitted ACT score (32) than University of Minnesota-Rochester (25).
Macalester College has more students with 2,175 students while University of Minnesota-Rochester has 630 students.
Macalester College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while University of Minnesota-Rochester's ratio is 14 to 1.
Macalester College has more full-time faculties with 196 faculties while University of Minnesota-Rochester has 40 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Macalester College and University of Minnesota-Rochester.

Macalester College	vs.	University of Minnesota-Rochester
Saint Paul, Minnesota	Location	Rochester, Minnesota
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Other health professions school
$64,908	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,400 Out-Of-State$14,400
85%	% Receiving Financial Aid	76%
$39,942	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,973

28.21 %	Acceptance Rates	71.83 %
22.67 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.59 %
1,410	SAT Score	-
32	ACT Score	25
87 %	Graduation Rate	58 %
4 %	Transfer-out Rate	37 %
91 %	Retention Rate	63 %
2,175	Student Population	630
196	Number of Faculties	40
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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