Metropolitan State vs MSUM

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

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
MSUM has more expensive tuition & fees ($10,336) than Metropolitan State ($9,780).
It is harder to admit to MSUM than Metropolitan State.
MSUM has higher submitted ACT score (19) than Metropolitan State (19).
Metropolitan State has more students with 6,294 students while MSUM has 4,682 students.
Metropolitan State has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while MSUM's ratio is 17 to 1.
MSUM has more full-time faculties with 209 faculties while Metropolitan State has 144 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Metropolitan State University and Minnesota State University Moorhead.

Metropolitan State	vs.	MSUM
Saint Paul, Minnesota	Location	Moorhead, Minnesota
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$9,780 Out-Of-State$9,780	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,336 Out-Of-State$10,336
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	76%
$4,570	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,405

95.94 %	Acceptance Rates	53.01 %
30.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.01 %
-	SAT Score	-
19	ACT Score	21
32 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
45 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
64 %	Retention Rate	72 %
6,294	Student Population	4,682
144	Number of Faculties	209
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 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, On-campus daycare

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