UDM 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.

UDM 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 UDM ($32,300).
It is harder to admit to UDM than MTU.
MTU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,120) than UDM (1,120).
MTU has higher submitted ACT score (25) than UDM (25).
MTU has more students with 7,063 students while UDM has 5,360 students.
UDM has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while MTU's ratio is 13 to 1.
MTU has more full-time faculties with 396 faculties while UDM has 315 full-time faculties.

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

UDM	vs.	MTU
Detroit, Michigan	Location	Houghton, Michigan
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$32,300	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$19,747 Out-Of-State$43,089
78%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$19,545	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,579

80.14 %	Acceptance Rates	87.94 %
11.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.38 %
1,120	SAT Score	1,220
25	ACT Score	28
72 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
23 %	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
85 %	Retention Rate	85 %
5,360	Student Population	7,063
315	Number of Faculties	396
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	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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