UMD 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.

UMD 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 UMD ($40,306).
It is harder to admit to UMD than MICA.
UMD has a higher submitted SAT score (1,460) than MICA (1,130).
UMD has higher submitted ACT score (33) than MICA (28).
UMD has more students with 40,792 students while MICA has 1,952 students.
MICA has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while UMD's ratio is 18 to 1.
UMD has more full-time faculties with 1,849 faculties while MICA has 148 full-time faculties.

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

UMD	vs.	MICA
College Park, 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$11,505 Out-Of-State$40,306	2024 Tuition & Fees	$55,150
49%	% Receiving Financial Aid	96%
$11,409	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,342

45.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.01 %
23.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.00 %
1,460	SAT Score	1,130
33	ACT Score	28
89 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
95 %	Retention Rate	85 %
40,792	Student Population	1,952
1,849	Number of Faculties	148
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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