MSU vs CUAA Academic Comparison

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

MSU is a public and CUAA is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
MSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,040) than CUAA ($34,200).
It is harder to admit to CUAA than MSU.
MSU has higher submitted ACT score (28) than CUAA (26).
MSU has more students with 50,023 students while CUAA has 1,203 students.
CUAA has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while MSU's ratio is 17 to 1.
MSU has more full-time faculties with 2,996 faculties while CUAA has 58 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Michigan State University and Concordia University Ann Arbor.

MSU	vs.	CUAA
East Lansing, Michigan	Location	Ann Arbor, Michigan
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$17,270 Out-Of-State$44,040	2024 Tuition & Fees	$34,200
69%	% Receiving Financial Aid	87%
$10,980	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$18,267

84.00 %	Acceptance Rates	72.01 %
19.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.01 %
1,250	SAT Score	-
28	ACT Score	26
81 %	Graduation Rate	51 %
10 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
89 %	Retention Rate	68 %
50,023	Student Population	1,203
2,996	Number of Faculties	58
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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