Valley City State vs NDSU

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
NDSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($15,511) than Valley City State ($13,478).
It is harder to admit to Valley City State than NDSU.
NDSU has higher submitted ACT score (21) than Valley City State (21).
NDSU has more students with 12,242 students while Valley City State has 1,658 students.
Valley City State has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while NDSU's ratio is 17 to 1.
NDSU has more full-time faculties with 534 faculties while Valley City State has 68 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Valley City State University and North Dakota State University-Main Campus.

Valley City State	vs.	NDSU
Valley City, North Dakota	Location	Fargo, North Dakota
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$8,514 Out-Of-State$13,478	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,857 Out-Of-State$15,511
59%	% Receiving Financial Aid	66%
$6,143	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,925

68.90 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
56.93 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
21	ACT Score	22
47 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
71 %	Retention Rate	75 %
1,658	Student Population	12,242
68	Number of Faculties	534
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, 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, On-campus daycare

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