Southwest Minnesota State vs Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

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Southwest Minnesota State is a public and Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,160) than Southwest Minnesota State ($10,304).
It is harder to admit to Southwest Minnesota State than Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.
Southwest Minnesota State has more students with 6,930 students while Saint Mary's University of Minnesota has 4,133 students.
Southwest Minnesota State has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while Saint Mary's University of Minnesota's ratio is 17 to 1.
Southwest Minnesota State has more full-time faculties with 104 faculties while Saint Mary's University of Minnesota has 98 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Southwest Minnesota State University and Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.

Southwest Minnesota State	vs.	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Marshall, Minnesota	Location	Winona, 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	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$10,304 Out-Of-State$10,304	2024 Tuition & Fees	$43,160
27%	% Receiving Financial Aid	91%
$6,831	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,618

69.01 %	Acceptance Rates	89.04 %
20.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.96 %
-	SAT Score	-
19	ACT Score	-
40 %	Graduation Rate	65 %
30 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
67 %	Retention Rate	78 %
6,930	Student Population	4,133
104	Number of Faculties	98
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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

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