UMBC vs MICA 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.

UMBC is a public and MICA is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
MICA has more expensive tuition & fees ($55,150) than UMBC ($30,308).
It is harder to admit to UMBC than MICA.
UMBC has a higher submitted SAT score (1,300) than MICA (1,130).
MICA has higher submitted ACT score (27) than UMBC (27).
UMBC has more students with 13,991 students while MICA has 1,952 students.
MICA has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while UMBC's ratio is 18 to 1.
UMBC has more full-time faculties with 564 faculties while MICA has 148 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Maryland-Baltimore County and Maryland Institute College of Art.

UMBC	vs.	MICA
Baltimore, Maryland	Location	Baltimore, Maryland
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$12,952 Out-Of-State$30,308	2024 Tuition & Fees	$55,150
78%	% Receiving Financial Aid	96%
$9,265	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,342

74.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.01 %
20.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.00 %
1,300	SAT Score	1,130
27	ACT Score	28
70 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
13 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
86 %	Retention Rate	85 %
13,991	Student Population	1,952
564	Number of Faculties	148
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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