SAU vs MTU Academic Comparison

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

SAU is a private (not-for-profit) and MTU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
MTU has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,089) than SAU ($32,580).
It is harder to admit to SAU than MTU.
MTU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,060) than SAU (1,060).
MTU has higher submitted ACT score (23) than SAU (23).
MTU has more students with 7,063 students while SAU has 2,396 students.
SAU has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while MTU's ratio is 13 to 1.
MTU has more full-time faculties with 396 faculties while SAU has 82 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Spring Arbor University and Michigan Technological University.

SAU	vs.	MTU
Spring Arbor, Michigan	Location	Houghton, Michigan
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$32,580	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$19,747 Out-Of-State$43,089
77%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$17,775	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,579

37.33 %	Acceptance Rates	87.94 %
17.55 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.38 %
1,060	SAT Score	1,220
23	ACT Score	28
60 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
68 %	Retention Rate	85 %
2,396	Student Population	7,063
82	Number of Faculties	396
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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