MCAD vs Metropolitan State

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

MCAD is a private (not-for-profit) and Metropolitan State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
MCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,824) than Metropolitan State ($9,780).
It is harder to admit to MCAD than Metropolitan State.
MCAD has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Metropolitan State (19).
Metropolitan State has more students with 6,294 students while MCAD has 821 students.
MCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Metropolitan State's ratio is 14 to 1.
Metropolitan State has more full-time faculties with 144 faculties while MCAD has 37 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Metropolitan State University.

MCAD	vs.	Metropolitan State
Minneapolis, Minnesota	Location	Saint Paul, Minnesota
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
$43,824	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,780 Out-Of-State$9,780
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$24,195	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$4,570

48.36 %	Acceptance Rates	96.49 %
39.49 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	30.21 %
1,280	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	19
57 %	Graduation Rate	32 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	45 %
75 %	Retention Rate	64 %
821	Student Population	6,294
37	Number of Faculties	144
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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