Metropolitan State University Of Denver vs Western Colorado University

Metropolitan State University of Denver is a Public, 4-years school located in Denver, CO and Western Colorado University is a Public, 4-years school located in Gunnison, CO. Following list and table compares two rivalry schools in various academic factors.

Western Colorado University has higher submitted SAT score (1,130) than Metropolitan State University of Denver (1,020).
Western Colorado University (91.85% acceptance rate) is tighter than Metropolitan State University of Denver (97.91% acceptance rate) to get in.
Metropolitan State University of Denver (16,995 students) is larger than Western Colorado University (3,548 students).
Metropolitan State University of Denver has more expensive tuition & fees of $29,503 than Western Colorado University($23,683).
Metropolitan State University of Denver has more full-time faculties of 558 faculties than Western Colorado University(136 facluties).

	Metropolitan State University of Denver	Western Colorado University
Location	Denver, CO	Gunnison, CO
School Type	Public, 4-years	Public, 4-years
Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree	Master's degree
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$29,503 $10,780 for Colorado residents	$23,683 $11,083 for Colorado residents
Graduate Tuition	$12,714 $10,635 for Colorado residents	$15,550 $15,550 for Colorado residents
Test Scores	1,020	1,130
Acceptance Rate	98%	92%
Admission Yield	19%	15%
Student Population	16,995 15,848 undergraduate	3,548 3,095 undergraduate
Number of Faculty	558 Full-time 611 part-time	136 Full-time 40 part-time
Number of Staffs	1,297 Full-time 621 part-time	332 Full-time 55 part-time
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1	16 to 1
Financial Aid Amount	$5,100	$9,835
Graduation Rate	28%	46%
Transfer-out Rate	29%	17%
Retention Rate	63%	77%