NMSU vs GCU 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.

NMSU is a public and GCU is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
NMSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($25,271) than GCU ($17,450).
It is harder to admit to GCU than NMSU.
GCU has more students with 101,816 students while NMSU has 14,268 students.
NMSU has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while GCU's ratio is 20 to 1.
NMSU has more full-time faculties with 637 faculties while GCU has 461 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - New Mexico State University-Main Campus and Grand Canyon University.

NMSU	vs.	GCU
Las Cruces, New Mexico	Location	Phoenix, Arizona
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$8,147 Out-Of-State$25,271	2024 Tuition & Fees	$17,450
77%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$13,392	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,183

78.05 %	Acceptance Rates	77.87 %
18.78 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	36.98 %
1,020	SAT Score	-
20	ACT Score	-
50 %	Graduation Rate	45 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
72 %	Retention Rate	70 %
14,268	Student Population	101,816
637	Number of Faculties	461
16 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, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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NMSU vs GCU

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