Mississippi State vs Vanderbilt University

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Mississippi State is a public and Vanderbilt University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Vanderbilt University has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,946) than Mississippi State ($26,580).
It is harder to admit to Vanderbilt University than Mississippi State.
Vanderbilt University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,150) than Mississippi State (1,150).
Vanderbilt University has higher submitted ACT score (25) than Mississippi State (25).
Mississippi State has more students with 22,649 students while Vanderbilt University has 13,710 students.
Vanderbilt University has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Mississippi State's ratio is 16 to 1.
Vanderbilt University has more full-time faculties with 1,249 faculties while Mississippi State has 970 full-time faculties.

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Mississippi State	vs.	Vanderbilt University
Mississippi State, Mississippi	Location	Nashville, Tennessee
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
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$9,815 Out-Of-State$26,580	2024 Tuition & Fees	$63,946
93%	% Receiving Financial Aid	66%
$11,374	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$49,056

75.19 %	Acceptance Rates	6.67 %
23.78 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	52.34 %
1,150	SAT Score	1,530
25	ACT Score	35
63 %	Graduation Rate	92 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
81 %	Retention Rate	96 %
22,649	Student Population	13,710
970	Number of Faculties	1,249
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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