MTU vs NU 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.

MTU is a public and NU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
MTU has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,089) than NU ($33,000).
It is harder to admit to NU than MTU.
MTU has more students with 7,063 students while NU has 2,246 students.
NU has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while MTU's ratio is 13 to 1.
MTU has more full-time faculties with 396 faculties while NU has 48 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Michigan Technological University and Northwood University.

MTU	vs.	NU
Houghton, Michigan	Location	Midland, Michigan
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	School of business and management
In-State$19,747 Out-Of-State$43,089	2024 Tuition & Fees	$33,000
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$13,579	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,217

88.00 %	Acceptance Rates	83.99 %
13.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.98 %
1,220	SAT Score	-
28	ACT Score	-
67 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
85 %	Retention Rate	81 %
7,063	Student Population	2,246
396	Number of Faculties	48
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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