Logan University vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Logan University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) stand as two distinct beacons of higher education, each offering a unique path to academic excellence. Logan University, a private chiropractic university in Chesterfield, Missouri, prides itself on its focus on health sciences, with a 100% acceptance rate and a student body predominantly pursuing chiropractic degrees. In contrast, MIT, a world-renowned private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, boasts a highly selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of just 4.1%, attracting students from diverse backgrounds to pursue a wide range of STEM and humanities programs. While both institutions offer exceptional educational experiences, their contrasting acceptance rates, popular majors, student demographics, and graduation rates underscore the importance of exploring their differences to find the best fit for individual academic aspirations.

	Logan University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Overview
Location	Chesterfield, Missouri	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	City: Midsize
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Trimester	4-1-4
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	50.0%	99.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	65.5%	4.1%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $75
SAT range	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants	29	33,240
Total number of admissions given out	19	1,365
Admitted students who chose to enroll	19	1,177
Yield rate	100.0%	86.2%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$27,136	$58,920
Average net price	$12,826	$30,958
Tuition	$6,600	$55,510
Room & board		Room/dormitory: $11,550 Meal plan: $6,550
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	79.0% Average amount $8,065	100.0% Average amount $32,562
Students receiving federal student loan	86.0% Average amount $5,391	6.0% Average amount $5,112
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $0	1.0% Average amount $17,891

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	372 Men 31.5% Women 68.5%	4,638 Men 51.9% Women 48.1%
Graduate students	1,506 Men 45.0% Women 55.0%	7,296 Men 62.0% Women 38.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	83.3%	N/A
International students	1.3%	29.2%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	City: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	N/A	6,280
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Illinois Missouri Florida Alabama California	California Texas New York Florida New Jersey

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Biological and Biomedical Sciences Multidisciplinary Studies	Engineering Business Computer and Information Science Architecture Mathematics and Statistics
Students to faculty ratio	12:1	3:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	New England Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	N/A	96.2%
Dropout rate	N/A	3.0%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Chiropractic (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $42,161 Year 2: $42,533 Year 3: $46,132 Chiropractic (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $41,240 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $41,735 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $144,716 Year 2: $150,045 Year 3: $183,153 Business/Commerce, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $170,089 Year 2: $165,236 Year 3: $182,183 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $118,191 Year 2: $127,993 Year 3: $163,496 Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $82,796 Year 2: $117,572 Year 3: $155,540 Systems Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $133,685 Year 2: $137,214 Year 3: $155,079 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $104,229 Year 2: $121,226 Year 3: $139,548 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $141,603 Year 2: $126,504 Year 3: $132,987 Mechanical Engineering (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $112,885 Year 3: $124,425 Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $135,266 Year 2: $111,435 Year 3: $112,404 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $109,955 Year 2: $104,749 Year 3: $109,672

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