JC vs NDSU 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.

JC is a private (not-for-profit) and NDSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
JC has more expensive tuition & fees ($24,820) than NDSU ($15,511).
It is harder to admit to JC than NDSU.
NDSU has more students with 12,242 students while JC has 1,242 students.
JC has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while NDSU's ratio is 17 to 1.
NDSU has more full-time faculties with 534 faculties while JC has 82 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Jamestown and North Dakota State University-Main Campus.

JC	vs.	NDSU
Jamestown, North Dakota	Location	Fargo, North Dakota
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (smaller programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$24,820	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,857 Out-Of-State$15,511
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	66%
$16,389	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,925

93.98 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
26.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	22
48 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
27 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
68 %	Retention Rate	75 %
1,242	Student Population	12,242
82	Number of Faculties	534
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare

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