MIAD vs UWM 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.

MIAD is a private (not-for-profit) and UWM is a public school and both are four-years schools.
MIAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($42,040) than UWM ($22,020).
It is harder to admit to MIAD than UWM.
MIAD has higher submitted ACT score (24) than UWM (21).
UWM has more students with 22,676 students while MIAD has 896 students.
MIAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while UWM's ratio is 17 to 1.
UWM has more full-time faculties with 997 faculties while MIAD has 59 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

MIAD	vs.	UWM
Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Location	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$42,040	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,020 Out-Of-State$22,020
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$25,338	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,805

62.98 %	Acceptance Rates	88.00 %
29.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.00 %
1,050	SAT Score	-
24	ACT Score	21
56 %	Graduation Rate	47 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
85 %	Retention Rate	72 %
896	Student Population	22,676
59	Number of Faculties	997
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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