The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.
  • GCU is a private (for-profit) and NMSU is a public 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 - Grand Canyon University and New Mexico State University-Main Campus.
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GCUvs.NMSU
Phoenix, ArizonaLocationLas Cruces, New Mexico
Four-years, Private (for-profit)School Typefour-years, Public
Doctor's degreeHighest Degree OfferedDoctor's degree
Doctoral / Research UniversityCarnegie ClassificationResearch University (high research activity)
$17,4502024 Tuition & Fees
In-State$8,147
Out-Of-State$25,271
80%% Receiving Financial Aid77%
$7,183Average Amount of Financial Aid$13,392
77.87 %Acceptance Rates78.05 %
36.98 %Yield (Enrollment Rates)18.78 %
-SAT Score1,020
-ACT Score20
45 %Graduation Rate50 %
-Transfer-out Rate-
70 %Retention Rate72 %
101,816Student Population14,268
461Number of Faculties637
20 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher CertificationSpecial Learning OpportunitiesDistance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment servicesOn Campus Student ServicesAcademic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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