MECR vs CU Boulder 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 CU Boulder is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CU Boulder has more expensive tuition & fees ($41,943) than MECR ($8,800).
It is harder to admit to MECR than CU Boulder.
CU Boulder has more students with 39,585 students while MECR has 45 students.
MECR has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while CU Boulder's ratio is 18 to 1.

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

MECR	vs.	CU Boulder
Denver, Colorado	Location	Boulder, 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$15,556 Out-Of-State$41,943
-	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
-	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,017

80.00 %	Acceptance Rates	83.00 %
100.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,330
-	ACT Score	31
83 %	Graduation Rate	74 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
-	Retention Rate	88 %
45	Student Population	39,585
-	Number of Faculties	1,711
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 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, On-campus daycare

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