NU vs MTU 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.

NU is a private (not-for-profit) and MTU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
MTU has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,089) than NU ($33,000).
It is harder to admit to NU than MTU.
MTU has more students with 7,063 students while NU has 2,246 students.
NU has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while MTU's ratio is 13 to 1.
MTU has more full-time faculties with 396 faculties while NU has 48 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Northwood University and Michigan Technological University.

NU	vs.	MTU
Midland, Michigan	Location	Houghton, Michigan
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
School of business and management	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$33,000	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$19,747 Out-Of-State$43,089
68%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$16,217	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,579

83.90 %	Acceptance Rates	87.94 %
19.60 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.38 %
-	SAT Score	1,220
-	ACT Score	28
62 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
81 %	Retention Rate	85 %
2,246	Student Population	7,063
48	Number of Faculties	396
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
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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