NDSU vs UMary 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.

NDSU is a public and UMary is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UMary has more expensive tuition & fees ($21,468) than NDSU ($15,511).
It is harder to admit to UMary than NDSU.
NDSU has more students with 12,242 students while UMary has 3,652 students.
UMary has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while NDSU's ratio is 17 to 1.
NDSU has more full-time faculties with 534 faculties while UMary has 162 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - North Dakota State University-Main Campus and University of Mary.

NDSU	vs.	UMary
Fargo, North Dakota	Location	Bismarck, North Dakota
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$10,857 Out-Of-State$15,511	2024 Tuition & Fees	$21,468
66%	% Receiving Financial Aid	78%
$5,925	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,447

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	78.00 %
32.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	45.04 %
-	SAT Score	-
22	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
75 %	Retention Rate	80 %
12,242	Student Population	3,652
534	Number of Faculties	162
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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