MICA vs UMD 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 UMD is a public school and both are four-years schools.
MICA has more expensive tuition & fees ($55,150) than UMD ($40,306).
It is harder to admit to UMD than MICA.
UMD has a higher submitted SAT score (1,130) than MICA (1,130).
UMD has higher submitted ACT score (28) than MICA (28).
UMD has more students with 40,792 students while MICA has 1,952 students.
MICA has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while UMD's ratio is 18 to 1.
UMD has more full-time faculties with 1,849 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-College Park.

MICA	vs.	UMD
Baltimore, Maryland	Location	College Park, 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$11,505 Out-Of-State$40,306
96%	% Receiving Financial Aid	49%
$27,342	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,409

77.29 %	Acceptance Rates	44.84 %
11.46 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.28 %
1,130	SAT Score	1,460
28	ACT Score	33
76 %	Graduation Rate	89 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	6 %
85 %	Retention Rate	95 %
1,952	Student Population	40,792
148	Number of Faculties	1,849
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, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

See Full Comparison