MTU vs WMU 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 WMU ($19,098).
It is harder to admit to WMU than MTU.
MTU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than WMU (1,100).
MTU has higher submitted ACT score (28) than WMU (24).
WMU has more students with 17,000 students while MTU has 7,063 students.
MTU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while WMU's ratio is 16 to 1.
WMU has more full-time faculties with 752 faculties while MTU has 396 full-time faculties.

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

MTU	vs.	WMU
Houghton, Michigan	Location	Kalamazoo, 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$15,298 Out-Of-State$19,098
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$13,579	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,061

88.00 %	Acceptance Rates	85.00 %
13.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.00 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,100
28	ACT Score	24
67 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
85 %	Retention Rate	77 %
7,063	Student Population	17,000
396	Number of Faculties	752
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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

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