Saint Mary's vs. Grand Canyon

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Saint Mary's is a private (not-for-profit) and Grand Canyon is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Saint Mary's has more expensive tuition & fees ($56,134) than Grand Canyon ($17,450).
It is harder to admit to Grand Canyon than Saint Mary's.
Grand Canyon has more students with 101,816 students while Saint Mary's has 2,765 students.
Saint Mary's has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Grand Canyon's ratio is 20 to 1.
Grand Canyon has more full-time faculties with 461 faculties while Saint Mary's has 203 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Saint Mary's College of California and Grand Canyon University.

Saint Mary's	vs.	Grand Canyon
Moraga, California	Location	Phoenix, Arizona
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$56,134	2024 Tuition & Fees	$17,450
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$32,343	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,183

87.89 %	Acceptance Rates	77.87 %
15.10 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	36.98 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
72 %	Graduation Rate	45 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
86 %	Retention Rate	70 %
2,765	Student Population	101,816
203	Number of Faculties	461
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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