MCAD vs University of Minnesota-Duluth

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MCAD is a private (not-for-profit) and University of Minnesota-Duluth is a public school and both are four-years schools.
MCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,824) than University of Minnesota-Duluth ($19,762).
It is harder to admit to MCAD than University of Minnesota-Duluth.
MCAD has a higher submitted SAT score (1,280) than University of Minnesota-Duluth (1,235).
University of Minnesota-Duluth has higher submitted ACT score (23) than MCAD (23).
University of Minnesota-Duluth has more students with 9,675 students while MCAD has 821 students.
MCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while University of Minnesota-Duluth's ratio is 16 to 1.
University of Minnesota-Duluth has more full-time faculties with 485 faculties while MCAD has 37 full-time faculties.

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

MCAD	vs.	University of Minnesota-Duluth
Minneapolis, Minnesota	Location	Duluth, 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$14,318 Out-Of-State$19,762
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
$24,195	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,612

48.36 %	Acceptance Rates	81.75 %
39.49 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.44 %
1,280	SAT Score	1,235
23	ACT Score	25
57 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	27 %
75 %	Retention Rate	77 %
821	Student Population	9,675
37	Number of Faculties	485
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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