Metropolitan State vs University of Northwestern-St Paul

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Metropolitan State is a public and University of Northwestern-St Paul is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
University of Northwestern-St Paul has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,830) than Metropolitan State ($9,780).
It is harder to admit to University of Northwestern-St Paul than Metropolitan State.
University of Northwestern-St Paul has higher submitted ACT score (19) than Metropolitan State (19).
Metropolitan State has more students with 6,294 students while University of Northwestern-St Paul has 3,253 students.
Metropolitan State has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while University of Northwestern-St Paul's ratio is 15 to 1.
Metropolitan State has more full-time faculties with 144 faculties while University of Northwestern-St Paul has 76 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Metropolitan State University and University of Northwestern-St Paul.

Metropolitan State	vs.	University of Northwestern-St Paul
Saint Paul, Minnesota	Location	Saint Paul, 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	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$9,780 Out-Of-State$9,780	2024 Tuition & Fees	$36,830
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	46%
$4,570	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,837

95.94 %	Acceptance Rates	91.96 %
30.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.97 %
-	SAT Score	1,185
19	ACT Score	26
32 %	Graduation Rate	70 %
45 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
64 %	Retention Rate	81 %
6,294	Student Population	3,253
144	Number of Faculties	76
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 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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