WSU vs MTU 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.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
MTU has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,089) than WSU ($33,158).
It is harder to admit to WSU than MTU.
MTU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than WSU (1,140).
MTU has higher submitted ACT score (25) than WSU (25).
WSU has more students with 23,630 students while MTU has 7,063 students.
MTU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while WSU's ratio is 14 to 1.
WSU has more full-time faculties with 1,531 faculties while MTU has 396 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Wayne State University and Michigan Technological University.

WSU	vs.	MTU
Detroit, Michigan	Location	Houghton, Michigan
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$15,464 Out-Of-State$33,158	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$19,747 Out-Of-State$43,089
78%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$8,910	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,579

82.03 %	Acceptance Rates	87.94 %
23.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.38 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,220
25	ACT Score	28
60 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
84 %	Retention Rate	85 %
23,630	Student Population	7,063
1,531	Number of Faculties	396
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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