Missouri Southern vs CMU CLAS

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

Missouri Southern is a public and CMU CLAS is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
CMU CLAS has more expensive tuition & fees ($27,140) than Missouri Southern ($16,800).
It is harder to admit to CMU CLAS than Missouri Southern.
Missouri Southern has a higher submitted SAT score (1,100) than CMU CLAS (1,085).
Both Missouri Southern and CMU CLAS have the same submitted ACT scores (21).
Missouri Southern has more students with 4,144 students while CMU CLAS has 1,080 students.
CMU CLAS has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Missouri Southern's ratio is 17 to 1.
Missouri Southern has more full-time faculties with 190 faculties while CMU CLAS has 79 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Missouri Southern State University and Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Missouri Southern	vs.	CMU CLAS
Joplin, Missouri	Location	Fayette, Missouri
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Master's College and University (smaller programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$8,400 Out-Of-State$16,800	2024 Tuition & Fees	$27,140
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$5,823	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,232

97.00 %	Acceptance Rates	87.99 %
26.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.05 %
1,100	SAT Score	1,085
21	ACT Score	21
35 %	Graduation Rate	51 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	35 %
62 %	Retention Rate	67 %
4,144	Student Population	1,080
190	Number of Faculties	79
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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