MTU vs OC Comets 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 OC Comets is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
MTU has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,089) than OC Comets ($33,076).
It is harder to admit to MTU than OC Comets.
MTU has more students with 7,063 students while OC Comets has 919 students.
MTU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while OC Comets's ratio is 14 to 1.
MTU has more full-time faculties with 396 faculties while OC Comets has 45 full-time faculties.

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

MTU	vs.	OC Comets
Houghton, Michigan	Location	Olivet, Michigan
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$19,747 Out-Of-State$43,089	2024 Tuition & Fees	$33,076
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	96%
$13,579	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,766

88.00 %	Acceptance Rates	96.97 %
13.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.02 %
1,220	SAT Score	-
28	ACT Score	-
67 %	Graduation Rate	44 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
85 %	Retention Rate	65 %
7,063	Student Population	919
396	Number of Faculties	45
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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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