MSU vs UMary 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.

MSU is a public and UMary is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UMary has more expensive tuition & fees ($21,468) than MSU ($8,633).
It is harder to admit to MSU than UMary.
UMary has more students with 3,652 students while MSU has 2,777 students.
MSU has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while UMary's ratio is 14 to 1.
UMary has more full-time faculties with 162 faculties while MSU has 144 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Minot State University and University of Mary.

MSU	vs.	UMary
Minot, North Dakota	Location	Bismarck, North Dakota
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$8,633 Out-Of-State$8,633	2024 Tuition & Fees	$21,468
76%	% Receiving Financial Aid	78%
$5,717	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,447

71.95 %	Acceptance Rates	78.00 %
67.91 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	45.04 %
1,040	SAT Score	-
21	ACT Score	-
44 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
70 %	Retention Rate	80 %
2,777	Student Population	3,652
144	Number of Faculties	162
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
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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