MICA vs UMBC 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 UMBC is a public school and both are four-years schools.
MICA has more expensive tuition & fees ($55,150) than UMBC ($30,308).
It is harder to admit to UMBC than MICA.
UMBC has a higher submitted SAT score (1,130) than MICA (1,130).
MICA has higher submitted ACT score (28) than UMBC (27).
UMBC has more students with 13,991 students while MICA has 1,952 students.
MICA has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while UMBC's ratio is 18 to 1.
UMBC has more full-time faculties with 564 faculties while MICA has 148 full-time faculties.

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

MICA	vs.	UMBC
Baltimore, Maryland	Location	Baltimore, 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	Research University (very high research activity)
$55,150	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,952 Out-Of-State$30,308
96%	% Receiving Financial Aid	78%
$27,342	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,265

77.01 %	Acceptance Rates	74.00 %
11.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.00 %
1,130	SAT Score	1,300
28	ACT Score	27
76 %	Graduation Rate	70 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	13 %
85 %	Retention Rate	86 %
1,952	Student Population	13,991
148	Number of Faculties	564
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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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