Valley City State vs UMary

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Valley City State is a public and UMary is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UMary has more expensive tuition & fees ($21,468) than Valley City State ($13,478).
It is harder to admit to Valley City State than UMary.
UMary has more students with 3,652 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 UMary's ratio is 14 to 1.
UMary has more full-time faculties with 162 faculties while Valley City State has 68 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Valley City State University and University of Mary.

Valley City State	vs.	UMary
Valley City, North Dakota	Location	Bismarck, North Dakota
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$8,514 Out-Of-State$13,478	2024 Tuition & Fees	$21,468
59%	% Receiving Financial Aid	78%
$6,143	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,447

68.90 %	Acceptance Rates	78.00 %
56.93 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	45.04 %
-	SAT Score	-
21	ACT Score	-
47 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
71 %	Retention Rate	80 %
1,658	Student Population	3,652
68	Number of Faculties	162
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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, Placement services

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