Metropolitan State vs MCAD

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Metropolitan State is a public and MCAD is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
MCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,824) than Metropolitan State ($9,780).
It is harder to admit to MCAD than Metropolitan State.
MCAD has higher submitted ACT score (19) than Metropolitan State (19).
Metropolitan State has more students with 6,294 students while MCAD has 821 students.
MCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Metropolitan State's ratio is 14 to 1.
Metropolitan State has more full-time faculties with 144 faculties while MCAD has 37 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Metropolitan State University and Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Metropolitan State	vs.	MCAD
Saint Paul, Minnesota	Location	Minneapolis, 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	School of art, music, and design
In-State$9,780 Out-Of-State$9,780	2024 Tuition & Fees	$43,824
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$4,570	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,195

95.94 %	Acceptance Rates	48.02 %
30.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	39.06 %
-	SAT Score	1,280
19	ACT Score	23
32 %	Graduation Rate	57 %
45 %	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
64 %	Retention Rate	75 %
6,294	Student Population	821
144	Number of Faculties	37
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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