Southwest Minnesota State vs UST

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Southwest Minnesota State is a public and UST is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UST has more expensive tuition & fees ($52,284) than Southwest Minnesota State ($10,304).
It is harder to admit to Southwest Minnesota State than UST.
UST has higher submitted ACT score (19) than Southwest Minnesota State (19).
UST has more students with 9,025 students while Southwest Minnesota State has 6,930 students.
UST has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Southwest Minnesota State's ratio is 15 to 1.
UST has more full-time faculties with 416 faculties while Southwest Minnesota State has 104 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Southwest Minnesota State University and University of St Thomas.

Southwest Minnesota State	vs.	UST
Marshall, Minnesota	Location	Saint Paul, 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	$52,284
27%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$6,831	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,252

69.01 %	Acceptance Rates	85.00 %
20.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,350
19	ACT Score	27
40 %	Graduation Rate	79 %
30 %	Transfer-out Rate	13 %
67 %	Retention Rate	86 %
6,930	Student Population	9,025
104	Number of Faculties	416
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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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