UMD vs Washington Adventist University

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UMD is a public and Washington Adventist University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UMD has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,306) than Washington Adventist University ($25,200).
It is harder to admit to UMD than Washington Adventist University.
UMD has a higher submitted SAT score (1,460) than Washington Adventist University (920).
UMD has more students with 40,792 students while Washington Adventist University has 671 students.
Washington Adventist University has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while UMD's ratio is 18 to 1.
UMD has more full-time faculties with 1,849 faculties while Washington Adventist University has 32 full-time faculties.

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

UMD	vs.	Washington Adventist University
College Park, Maryland	Location	Takoma Park, 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	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$11,505 Out-Of-State$40,306	2024 Tuition & Fees	$25,200
49%	% Receiving Financial Aid	78%
$11,409	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$14,125

44.84 %	Acceptance Rates	45.36 %
23.28 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.82 %
1,460	SAT Score	920
33	ACT Score	-
89 %	Graduation Rate	50 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
95 %	Retention Rate	86 %
40,792	Student Population	671
1,849	Number of Faculties	32
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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