UMary 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.

UMary is a private (not-for-profit) and NDSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
UMary has more expensive tuition & fees ($21,468) than NDSU ($15,511).
It is harder to admit to UMary than NDSU.
NDSU has more students with 12,242 students while UMary has 3,652 students.
UMary has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while NDSU's ratio is 17 to 1.
NDSU has more full-time faculties with 534 faculties while UMary has 162 full-time faculties.

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

UMary	vs.	NDSU
Bismarck, 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
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$21,468	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,857 Out-Of-State$15,511
78%	% Receiving Financial Aid	66%
$11,447	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,925

78.00 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
45.04 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	22
63 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
80 %	Retention Rate	75 %
3,652	Student Population	12,242
162	Number of Faculties	534
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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