MECR vs Mines 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.

MECR is a private (not-for-profit) and Mines is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Mines has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,376) than MECR ($8,800).
It is harder to admit to Mines than MECR.
Mines has more students with 7,403 students while MECR has 45 students.
MECR has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while Mines's ratio is 17 to 1.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Montessori Education Center of the Rockies and Colorado School of Mines.

MECR	vs.	Mines
Denver, Colorado	Location	Golden, Colorado
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Un-Known	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$8,800	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$21,186 Out-Of-State$44,376
-	% Receiving Financial Aid	83%
-	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,504

80.00 %	Acceptance Rates	60.00 %
100.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,400
-	ACT Score	31
83 %	Graduation Rate	81 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	4 %
-	Retention Rate	94 %
45	Student Population	7,403
-	Number of Faculties	328
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
-	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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