MC vs Mississippi State

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MC is a private (not-for-profit) and Mississippi State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Mississippi State has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,580) than MC ($21,698).
It is harder to admit to MC than Mississippi State.
Mississippi State has higher submitted ACT score (22) than MC (22).
Mississippi State has more students with 22,649 students while MC has 3,946 students.
MC has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Mississippi State's ratio is 16 to 1.
Mississippi State has more full-time faculties with 970 faculties while MC has 200 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Mississippi College and Mississippi State University.

MC	vs.	Mississippi State
Clinton, Mississippi	Location	Mississippi State, Mississippi
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$21,698	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,815 Out-Of-State$26,580
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	93%
$14,690	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,374

48.99 %	Acceptance Rates	76.00 %
42.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,220
22	ACT Score	25
62 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
30 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
77 %	Retention Rate	81 %
3,946	Student Population	22,649
200	Number of Faculties	970
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	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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