Morningside University vs ISU

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

Morningside University is a private (not-for-profit) and ISU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Morningside University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,190) than ISU ($27,683).
It is harder to admit to Morningside University than ISU.
ISU has higher submitted ACT score (16) than Morningside University (16).
ISU has more students with 29,969 students while Morningside University has 2,249 students.
Morningside University has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while ISU's ratio is 18 to 1.
ISU has more full-time faculties with 1,519 faculties while Morningside University has 72 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Morningside University and Iowa State University.

Morningside University	vs.	ISU
Sioux City, Iowa	Location	Ames, Iowa
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$38,190	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,497 Out-Of-State$27,683
96%	% Receiving Financial Aid	79%
$23,591	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,461

70.57 %	Acceptance Rates	89.13 %
17.33 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.59 %
-	SAT Score	1,240
16	ACT Score	24
56 %	Graduation Rate	74 %
12 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
65 %	Retention Rate	86 %
2,249	Student Population	29,969
72	Number of Faculties	1,519
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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