GMU vs University of Dayton

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

GMU is a public and University of Dayton is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
University of Dayton has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,890) than GMU ($36,579).
It is harder to admit to University of Dayton than GMU.
GMU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,245) than University of Dayton (1,230).
GMU has higher submitted ACT score (28) than University of Dayton (26).
GMU has more students with 38,628 students while University of Dayton has 11,971 students.
GMU has more full-time faculties with 1,399 faculties while University of Dayton has 648 full-time faculties.

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GMU	vs.	University of Dayton
Fairfax, Virginia	Location	Dayton, Ohio
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$13,119 Out-Of-State$36,579	Tuition & Fees	$44,890
57% ($8,675)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	94% ($29,251)
$8,675	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,251
81.32 %	Acceptance Rates	71.68 %
22.59 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.48 %
1,245	SAT Score	1,230
28	ACT Score	26
70 %	Graduation Rate	80 %
16 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
84 %	Retention Rate	88 %
38,628	Student Population	11,971
1,399	Number of Faculties	648
16 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	15 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	Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare