Montclair State vs Princeton University

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Montclair State is a public and Princeton University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Princeton University has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,710) than Montclair State ($24,126).
It is harder to admit to Princeton University than Montclair State.
Princeton University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,080) than Montclair State (1,080).
Montclair State has more students with 21,784 students while Princeton University has 8,842 students.
Princeton University has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while Montclair State's ratio is 17 to 1.
Princeton University has more full-time faculties with 997 faculties while Montclair State has 619 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Montclair State University and Princeton University.

Montclair State	vs.	Princeton University
Montclair, New Jersey	Location	Princeton, New Jersey
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$14,766 Out-Of-State$24,126	2024 Tuition & Fees	$59,710
57%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$10,945	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$62,079

87.00 %	Acceptance Rates	4.00 %
20.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	76.99 %
1,080	SAT Score	1,540
-	ACT Score	34
65 %	Graduation Rate	97 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
81 %	Retention Rate	97 %
21,784	Student Population	8,842
619	Number of Faculties	997
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	5 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	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, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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