Mizzou vs WUSTL 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.

Mizzou is a public and WUSTL is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
WUSTL has more expensive tuition & fees ($62,982) than Mizzou ($34,338).
It is harder to admit to WUSTL than Mizzou.
WUSTL has a higher submitted SAT score (1,230) than Mizzou (1,230).
WUSTL has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Mizzou (26).
Mizzou has more students with 31,304 students while WUSTL has 17,012 students.
WUSTL has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Mizzou's ratio is 18 to 1.
Mizzou has more full-time faculties with 1,933 faculties while WUSTL has 1,717 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Missouri-Columbia and Washington University in St Louis.

Mizzou	vs.	WUSTL
Columbia, Missouri	Location	Saint Louis, Missouri
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$14,130 Out-Of-State$34,338	2024 Tuition & Fees	$62,982
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	44%
$11,506	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$49,844

77.00 %	Acceptance Rates	12.00 %
31.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	46.99 %
1,230	SAT Score	1,540
26	ACT Score	34
75 %	Graduation Rate	93 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
89 %	Retention Rate	96 %
31,304	Student Population	17,012
1,933	Number of Faculties	1,717
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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