SMU vs Rutgers

Compare two rival schools - Southern Methodist University and Rutgers University-New Brunswick with tuition and admission information where SMU is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Dallas, TX and Rutgers is a four-years, public located in New Brunswick, NJ.

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SMU is a private (not-for-profit) and Rutgers is a public school and both are four-years schools.
SMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($60,236) than Rutgers ($33,005).
It is harder to admit to SMU than Rutgers.
SMU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,425) than Rutgers (1,355).
SMU has higher submitted ACT score (33) than Rutgers (30).
Rutgers has more students with 50,804 students while SMU has 12,385 students.
Rutgers has more full-time faculties with 3,456 faculties while SMU has 767 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Southern Methodist University and Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

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SMU	vs.	Rutgers
Dallas, Texas	Location	New Brunswick, New Jersey
four-years, private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, public
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$60,236	Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,804 Out-Of-State$33,005
72% ($35,000)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	63% ($10,510)
$35,000	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,510
48.77 %	Acceptance Rates	57.80 %
22.23 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.25 %
1,425	SAT Score	1,355
33	ACT Score	30
82 %	Graduation Rate	84 %
12 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
91 %	Retention Rate	94 %
12,385	Student Population	50,804
767	Number of Faculties	3,456
12 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	15 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
Remedial Service, 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