Metropolitan State vs St. Kate's

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 St. Kate's is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
St. Kate's has more expensive tuition & fees ($37,588) than Metropolitan State ($9,780).
It is harder to admit to St. Kate's than Metropolitan State.
St. Kate's has higher submitted ACT score (19) than Metropolitan State (19).
Metropolitan State has more students with 6,294 students while St. Kate's has 3,577 students.
St. Kate's has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Metropolitan State's ratio is 14 to 1.
St. Kate's has more full-time faculties with 250 faculties while Metropolitan State has 144 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Metropolitan State University and St Catherine University.

Metropolitan State	vs.	St. Kate's
Saint Paul, Minnesota	Location	Saint Paul, Minnesota
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$9,780 Out-Of-State$9,780	2024 Tuition & Fees	$37,588
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$4,570	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,473

95.94 %	Acceptance Rates	94.01 %
30.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.99 %
-	SAT Score	-
19	ACT Score	24
32 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
45 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
64 %	Retention Rate	83 %
6,294	Student Population	3,577
144	Number of Faculties	250
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
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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