Metropolitan State vs UMTC

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
UMTC has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,402) than Metropolitan State ($9,780).
It is harder to admit to UMTC than Metropolitan State.
UMTC has higher submitted ACT score (19) than Metropolitan State (19).
UMTC has more students with 54,955 students while Metropolitan State has 6,294 students.
Metropolitan State has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while UMTC's ratio is 16 to 1.
UMTC has more full-time faculties with 3,639 faculties while Metropolitan State has 144 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Metropolitan State University and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

Metropolitan State	vs.	UMTC
Saint Paul, Minnesota	Location	Minneapolis, 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	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$9,780 Out-Of-State$9,780	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$16,488 Out-Of-State$36,402
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	54%
$4,570	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,416

95.94 %	Acceptance Rates	77.00 %
30.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,400
19	ACT Score	29
32 %	Graduation Rate	84 %
45 %	Transfer-out Rate	9 %
64 %	Retention Rate	90 %
6,294	Student Population	54,955
144	Number of Faculties	3,639
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 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, 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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