MSU vs UMD Academic Comparison

MSU vs UMD

Compare two rival schools - Michigan State University and University of Maryland-College Park with tuition and admission information where MSU is a four-years, public located in East Lansing, MI and UMD is a four-years, public located in College Park, MD.

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
MSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,372) than UMD ($40,306).
It is harder to admit to UMD than MSU.
UMD has a higher submitted SAT score (1,260) than MSU (1,260).
UMD has higher submitted ACT score (28) than MSU (28).
MSU has more students with 50,023 students while UMD has 40,792 students.
MSU has a lower number of students per faculty with 17 to 1 while UMD's ratio is 18 to 1.
MSU has more full-time faculties with 2,996 faculties while UMD has 1,849 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Michigan State University and University of Maryland-College Park.

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MSU	vs.	UMD
East Lansing, Michigan	Location	College Park, Maryland
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$15,988 Out-Of-State$43,372	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,505 Out-Of-State$40,306
69%	% Receiving Financial Aid	49%
$10,980	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,409

87.95 %	Acceptance Rates	44.61 %
20.95 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.10 %
1,260	SAT Score	1,460
28	ACT Score	33
81 %	Graduation Rate	89 %
10 %	Transfer-out Rate	6 %
89 %	Retention Rate	95 %
50,023	Student Population	40,792
2,996	Number of Faculties	1,849
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	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

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