MSUM vs Macalester College

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

MSUM is a public and Macalester College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Macalester College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,908) than MSUM ($10,336).
It is harder to admit to Macalester College than MSUM.
Macalester College has higher submitted ACT score (21) than MSUM (21).
MSUM has more students with 4,682 students while Macalester College has 2,175 students.
Macalester College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while MSUM's ratio is 17 to 1.
MSUM has more full-time faculties with 209 faculties while Macalester College has 196 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Minnesota State University Moorhead and Macalester College.

MSUM	vs.	Macalester College
Moorhead, Minnesota	Location	Saint Paul, Minnesota
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$10,336 Out-Of-State$10,336	2024 Tuition & Fees	$64,908
76%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$6,405	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$39,942

53.01 %	Acceptance Rates	28.00 %
25.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.02 %
-	SAT Score	1,410
21	ACT Score	32
55 %	Graduation Rate	87 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	4 %
72 %	Retention Rate	91 %
4,682	Student Population	2,175
209	Number of Faculties	196
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad
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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