MICA vs UMES 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 UMES is a public school and both are four-years schools.
MICA has more expensive tuition & fees ($55,150) than UMES ($19,728).
It is harder to admit to MICA than UMES.
UMES has more students with 2,518 students while MICA has 1,952 students.
MICA has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while UMES's ratio is 11 to 1.
UMES has more full-time faculties with 211 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 Eastern Shore.

MICA	vs.	UMES
Baltimore, Maryland	Location	Princess Anne, 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 (high research activity)
$55,150	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,898 Out-Of-State$19,728
96%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$27,342	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,712

77.01 %	Acceptance Rates	90.00 %
11.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.00 %
1,130	SAT Score	-
28	ACT Score	-
76 %	Graduation Rate	37 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	39 %
85 %	Retention Rate	71 %
1,952	Student Population	2,518
148	Number of Faculties	211
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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