MICA vs Towson University

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MICA is a private (not-for-profit) and Towson University is a public school and both are four-years schools.
MICA has more expensive tuition & fees ($55,150) than Towson University ($28,326).
It is harder to admit to MICA than Towson University.
Towson University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,130) than MICA (1,130).
MICA has higher submitted ACT score (28) than Towson University (25).
Towson University has more students with 19,793 students while MICA has 1,952 students.
MICA has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Towson University's ratio is 15 to 1.
Towson University has more full-time faculties with 930 faculties while MICA has 148 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Maryland Institute College of Art and Towson University.

MICA	vs.	Towson University
Baltimore, Maryland	Location	Towson, Maryland
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$55,150	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,306 Out-Of-State$28,326
96%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$27,342	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,526

77.29 %	Acceptance Rates	82.80 %
11.46 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.21 %
1,130	SAT Score	1,160
28	ACT Score	25
76 %	Graduation Rate	69 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	20 %
85 %	Retention Rate	82 %
1,952	Student Population	19,793
148	Number of Faculties	930
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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