MCAD vs MSUM 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.

MCAD is a private (not-for-profit) and MSUM is a public school and both are four-years schools.
MCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,824) than MSUM ($10,336).
It is harder to admit to MCAD than MSUM.
MCAD has higher submitted ACT score (23) than MSUM (21).
MSUM has more students with 4,682 students while MCAD has 821 students.
MCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while MSUM's ratio is 17 to 1.
MSUM has more full-time faculties with 209 faculties while MCAD has 37 full-time faculties.

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

MCAD	vs.	MSUM
Minneapolis, Minnesota	Location	Moorhead, 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 (larger programs)
$43,824	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,336 Out-Of-State$10,336
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	76%
$24,195	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,405

48.36 %	Acceptance Rates	52.62 %
39.49 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.74 %
1,280	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	21
57 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
75 %	Retention Rate	72 %
821	Student Population	4,682
37	Number of Faculties	209
9 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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