Montclair State vs Rutgers

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Rutgers has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,001) than Montclair State ($24,126).
It is harder to admit to Rutgers than Montclair State.
Rutgers has a higher submitted SAT score (1,080) than Montclair State (1,080).
Rutgers has more students with 50,637 students while Montclair State has 21,784 students.
Rutgers has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while Montclair State's ratio is 17 to 1.
Rutgers has more full-time faculties with 3,456 faculties while Montclair State has 619 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Montclair State University and Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

Montclair State	vs.	Rutgers
Montclair, New Jersey	Location	New Brunswick, New Jersey
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
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	In-State$17,239 Out-Of-State$36,001
57%	% Receiving Financial Aid	62%
$10,945	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,439

87.00 %	Acceptance Rates	65.00 %
20.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	27.00 %
1,080	SAT Score	1,380
-	ACT Score	31
65 %	Graduation Rate	84 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
81 %	Retention Rate	92 %
21,784	Student Population	50,637
619	Number of Faculties	3,456
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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