SMCM vs MICA 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.

SMCM is a public and MICA is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
MICA has more expensive tuition & fees ($55,150) than SMCM ($31,312).
It is harder to admit to SMCM than MICA.
SMCM has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than MICA (1,130).
Both SMCM and MICA have the same submitted ACT scores (28).
MICA has more students with 1,952 students while SMCM has 1,520 students.
MICA has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while SMCM's ratio is 10 to 1.
MICA has more full-time faculties with 148 faculties while SMCM has 131 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - St. Mary's College of Maryland and Maryland Institute College of Art.

SMCM	vs.	MICA
St. Mary's City, Maryland	Location	Baltimore, Maryland
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$15,236 Out-Of-State$31,312	2024 Tuition & Fees	$55,150
88%	% Receiving Financial Aid	96%
$9,939	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,342

75.01 %	Acceptance Rates	77.01 %
19.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.00 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,130
28	ACT Score	28
70 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	85 %
1,520	Student Population	1,952
131	Number of Faculties	148
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	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

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