Southwest Minnesota State vs Capella University

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Southwest Minnesota State is a public and Capella University is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Capella University has more expensive tuition & fees ($14,436) than Southwest Minnesota State ($10,304).
Capella University has more students with 39,727 students while Southwest Minnesota State has 6,930 students.
Southwest Minnesota State has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while Capella University's ratio is 35 to 1.
Capella University has more full-time faculties with 177 faculties while Southwest Minnesota State has 104 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Southwest Minnesota State University and Capella University.

Southwest Minnesota State	vs.	Capella University
Marshall, Minnesota	Location	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$10,304 Out-Of-State$10,304	2024 Tuition & Fees	$14,436
27%	% Receiving Financial Aid	43%
$6,831	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$3,309

69.01 %	Acceptance Rates	-
20.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
19	ACT Score	-
40 %	Graduation Rate	-
30 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
67 %	Retention Rate	36 %
6,930	Student Population	39,727
104	Number of Faculties	177
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	35 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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