SMCM vs Washington Adventist University

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SMCM is a public and Washington Adventist University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
SMCM has more expensive tuition & fees ($31,312) than Washington Adventist University ($25,200).
It is harder to admit to Washington Adventist University than SMCM.
SMCM has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Washington Adventist University (920).
SMCM has more students with 1,520 students while Washington Adventist University has 671 students.
Washington Adventist University has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while SMCM's ratio is 10 to 1.
SMCM has more full-time faculties with 131 faculties while Washington Adventist University has 32 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - St. Mary's College of Maryland and Washington Adventist University.

SMCM	vs.	Washington Adventist University
St. Mary's City, Maryland	Location	Takoma Park, 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	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$15,236 Out-Of-State$31,312	2024 Tuition & Fees	$25,200
88%	% Receiving Financial Aid	78%
$9,939	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$14,125

75.01 %	Acceptance Rates	45.00 %
19.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.06 %
1,220	SAT Score	920
28	ACT Score	-
70 %	Graduation Rate	50 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	86 %
1,520	Student Population	671
131	Number of Faculties	32
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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