Rutgers vs Montclair State

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

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Rutgers has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,001) than Montclair State ($24,126).
It is harder to admit to Rutgers than Montclair State.
Rutgers has a higher submitted SAT score (1,380) than Montclair State (1,080).
Rutgers has more students with 50,637 students while Montclair State has 21,784 students.
Rutgers has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while Montclair State's ratio is 17 to 1.
Rutgers has more full-time faculties with 3,456 faculties while Montclair State has 619 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Montclair State University.

Rutgers	vs.	Montclair State
New Brunswick, New Jersey	Location	Montclair, New Jersey
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$17,239 Out-Of-State$36,001	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,766 Out-Of-State$24,126
62%	% Receiving Financial Aid	57%
$11,439	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,945

65.35 %	Acceptance Rates	87.41 %
27.12 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.58 %
1,380	SAT Score	1,080
31	ACT Score	-
84 %	Graduation Rate	65 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
92 %	Retention Rate	81 %
50,637	Student Population	21,784
3,456	Number of Faculties	619
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 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, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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