SJC vs NMSU 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.

SJC is a private (not-for-profit) and NMSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
SJC has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,126) than NMSU ($25,271).
It is harder to admit to SJC than NMSU.
SJC has a higher submitted SAT score (1,370) than NMSU (990).
SJC has higher submitted ACT score (31) than NMSU (20).
NMSU has more students with 14,268 students while SJC has 541 students.
SJC has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while NMSU's ratio is 16 to 1.
NMSU has more full-time faculties with 637 faculties while SJC has 63 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - St. John's College and New Mexico State University-Main Campus.

SJC	vs.	NMSU
Annapolis, Maryland	Location	Las Cruces, New Mexico
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$39,126	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,147 Out-Of-State$25,271
86%	% Receiving Financial Aid	77%
$22,870	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,392

44.00 %	Acceptance Rates	76.00 %
27.90 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.00 %
1,370	SAT Score	990
31	ACT Score	20
77 %	Graduation Rate	50 %
11 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	72 %
541	Student Population	14,268
63	Number of Faculties	637
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
-	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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