MICA vs SMCM Academic Comparison

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

MICA is a private (not-for-profit) and SMCM is a public school and both are four-years schools.
MICA has more expensive tuition & fees ($55,150) than SMCM ($31,312).
It is harder to admit to SMCM than MICA.
SMCM has a higher submitted SAT score (1,130) than MICA (1,130).
Both MICA and SMCM have the same submitted ACT scores (28).
MICA has more students with 1,952 students while SMCM has 1,520 students.
MICA has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while SMCM's ratio is 10 to 1.
MICA has more full-time faculties with 148 faculties while SMCM has 131 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Maryland Institute College of Art and St. Mary's College of Maryland.

MICA	vs.	SMCM
Baltimore, Maryland	Location	St. Mary's City, Maryland
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$55,150	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,236 Out-Of-State$31,312
96%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$27,342	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,939

77.01 %	Acceptance Rates	75.01 %
11.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
1,130	SAT Score	1,220
28	ACT Score	28
76 %	Graduation Rate	70 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
85 %	Retention Rate	82 %
1,952	Student Population	1,520
148	Number of Faculties	131
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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