Metropolitan State vs Gustavus Adolphus College

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 Gustavus Adolphus College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Gustavus Adolphus College has more expensive tuition & fees ($54,310) than Metropolitan State ($9,780).
It is harder to admit to Gustavus Adolphus College than Metropolitan State.
Gustavus Adolphus College has higher submitted ACT score (19) than Metropolitan State (19).
Metropolitan State has more students with 6,294 students while Gustavus Adolphus College has 2,072 students.
Gustavus Adolphus College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Metropolitan State's ratio is 14 to 1.
Gustavus Adolphus College has more full-time faculties with 183 faculties while Metropolitan State has 144 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Metropolitan State University and Gustavus Adolphus College.

Metropolitan State	vs.	Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Paul, Minnesota	Location	Saint Peter, Minnesota
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor'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	$54,310
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$4,570	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$34,025

95.94 %	Acceptance Rates	62.00 %
30.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.01 %
-	SAT Score	-
19	ACT Score	28
32 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
45 %	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
64 %	Retention Rate	86 %
6,294	Student Population	2,072
144	Number of Faculties	183
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 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, Placement services

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