UMD vs MSU Academic Comparison

UMD vs MSU

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

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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 (1,460) than MSU (1,260).
UMD has higher submitted ACT score (33) 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 - University of Maryland-College Park and Michigan State University.

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UMD	vs.	MSU
College Park, Maryland	Location	East Lansing, Michigan
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$11,505 Out-Of-State$40,306	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,988 Out-Of-State$43,372
49%	% Receiving Financial Aid	69%
$11,409	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,980

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

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