Southwest Minnesota State vs Saint Benedict

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Southwest Minnesota State is a public and Saint Benedict is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Saint Benedict has more expensive tuition & fees ($53,884) than Southwest Minnesota State ($10,304).
It is harder to admit to Southwest Minnesota State than Saint Benedict.
Saint Benedict has higher submitted ACT score (19) than Southwest Minnesota State (19).
Southwest Minnesota State has more students with 6,930 students while Saint Benedict has 1,470 students.
Saint Benedict has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Southwest Minnesota State's ratio is 15 to 1.
Saint Benedict has more full-time faculties with 132 faculties while Southwest Minnesota State has 104 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Southwest Minnesota State University and College of Saint Benedict.

Southwest Minnesota State	vs.	Saint Benedict
Marshall, Minnesota	Location	Saint Joseph, Minnesota
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$10,304 Out-Of-State$10,304	2024 Tuition & Fees	$53,884
27%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$6,831	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$35,217

69.01 %	Acceptance Rates	90.98 %
20.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.02 %
-	SAT Score	1,130
19	ACT Score	24
40 %	Graduation Rate	78 %
30 %	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
67 %	Retention Rate	89 %
6,930	Student Population	1,470
104	Number of Faculties	132
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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

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