MSU vs NAU 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.
MSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($31,337) than NAU ($28,900).
It is harder to admit to MSU than NAU.
NAU has more students with 28,086 students while MSU has 16,681 students.
MSU has a lower number of students per faculty with 18 to 1 while NAU's ratio is 20 to 1.
NAU has more full-time faculties with 975 faculties while MSU has 736 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Montana State University and Northern Arizona University.

MSU	vs.	NAU
Bozeman, Montana	Location	Flagstaff, Arizona
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$8,083 Out-Of-State$31,337	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,652 Out-Of-State$28,900
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$5,742	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,955

73.33 %	Acceptance Rates	79.99 %
17.77 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.54 %
1,170	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	-
56 %	Graduation Rate	59 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
75 %	Retention Rate	76 %
16,681	Student Population	28,086
736	Number of Faculties	975
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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