UST vs Metropolitan State

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

UST is a private (not-for-profit) and Metropolitan State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
UST has more expensive tuition & fees ($52,284) than Metropolitan State ($9,780).
It is harder to admit to UST than Metropolitan State.
UST has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Metropolitan State (19).
UST has more students with 9,025 students while Metropolitan State has 6,294 students.
UST has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Metropolitan State's ratio is 14 to 1.
UST has more full-time faculties with 416 faculties while Metropolitan State has 144 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of St Thomas and Metropolitan State University.

UST	vs.	Metropolitan State
Saint Paul, Minnesota	Location	Saint Paul, Minnesota
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	Master's College and University (medium programs)
$52,284	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,780 Out-Of-State$9,780
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$29,252	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$4,570

85.00 %	Acceptance Rates	95.94 %
22.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	30.00 %
1,350	SAT Score	-
27	ACT Score	19
79 %	Graduation Rate	32 %
13 %	Transfer-out Rate	45 %
86 %	Retention Rate	64 %
9,025	Student Population	6,294
416	Number of Faculties	144
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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

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