MTU vs Oakland 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.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
MTU has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,089) than Oakland ($24,737).
It is harder to admit to Oakland than MTU.
MTU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Oakland (1,110).
Oakland has more students with 16,108 students while MTU has 7,063 students.
MTU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Oakland's ratio is 17 to 1.
Oakland has more full-time faculties with 637 faculties while MTU has 396 full-time faculties.

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

MTU	vs.	Oakland
Houghton, Michigan	Location	Rochester Hills, Michigan
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$19,747 Out-Of-State$43,089	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$16,429 Out-Of-State$24,737
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$13,579	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,755

88.00 %	Acceptance Rates	70.00 %
13.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	26.01 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,110
28	ACT Score	-
67 %	Graduation Rate	57 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	27 %
85 %	Retention Rate	75 %
7,063	Student Population	16,108
396	Number of Faculties	637
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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