NAU vs MSU 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 - Northern Arizona University and Montana State University.

NAU	vs.	MSU
Flagstaff, Arizona	Location	Bozeman, Montana
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$12,652 Out-Of-State$28,900	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,083 Out-Of-State$31,337
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$9,955	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,742

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

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