UMD vs Northwestern University

Compare two rival schools - University of Maryland-College Park and Northwestern University with tuition and admission information where UMD is a four-years, public located in College Park, MD and Northwestern University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Evanston, IL.

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UMD is a public and Northwestern University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Northwestern University has more expensive tuition & fees ($65,997) than UMD ($40,306).
It is harder to admit to Northwestern University than UMD.
Northwestern University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,460) than UMD (1,460).
Northwestern University has higher submitted ACT score (33) than UMD (33).
UMD has more students with 40,792 students while Northwestern University has 23,161 students.
Northwestern University has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while UMD's ratio is 18 to 1.
Northwestern University has more full-time faculties with 2,325 faculties while UMD has 1,849 full-time faculties.

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

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UMD	vs.	Northwestern University
College Park, Maryland	Location	Evanston, Illinois
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$11,505 Out-Of-State$40,306	2024 Tuition & Fees	$65,997
49%	% Receiving Financial Aid	54%
$11,409	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$53,533

44.61 %	Acceptance Rates	7.21 %
23.10 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	55.16 %
1,460	SAT Score	1,530
33	ACT Score	34
89 %	Graduation Rate	96 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
95 %	Retention Rate	98 %
40,792	Student Population	23,161
1,849	Number of Faculties	2,325
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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