Metropolitan State vs BLC

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

Metropolitan State is a public and BLC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
BLC has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,010) than Metropolitan State ($9,780).
It is harder to admit to BLC than Metropolitan State.
BLC has higher submitted ACT score (19) than Metropolitan State (19).
Metropolitan State has more students with 6,294 students while BLC has 830 students.
BLC has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Metropolitan State's ratio is 14 to 1.
Metropolitan State has more full-time faculties with 144 faculties while BLC has 42 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Metropolitan State University and Bethany Lutheran College.

Metropolitan State	vs.	BLC
Saint Paul, Minnesota	Location	Mankato, Minnesota
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$9,780 Out-Of-State$9,780	2024 Tuition & Fees	$30,010
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$4,570	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,038

95.94 %	Acceptance Rates	50.96 %
30.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	42.09 %
-	SAT Score	1,110
19	ACT Score	23
32 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
45 %	Transfer-out Rate	23 %
64 %	Retention Rate	79 %
6,294	Student Population	830
144	Number of Faculties	42
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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