OC Comets 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.

OC Comets 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 OC Comets ($33,076).
It is harder to admit to MTU than OC Comets.
MTU has more students with 7,063 students while OC Comets has 919 students.
MTU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while OC Comets's ratio is 14 to 1.
MTU has more full-time faculties with 396 faculties while OC Comets has 45 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - The University of Olivet and Michigan Technological University.

OC Comets	vs.	MTU
Olivet, Michigan	Location	Houghton, Michigan
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$33,076	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$19,747 Out-Of-State$43,089
96%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$22,766	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,579

96.97 %	Acceptance Rates	88.00 %
24.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,220
-	ACT Score	28
44 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
65 %	Retention Rate	85 %
919	Student Population	7,063
45	Number of Faculties	396
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
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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