Amherst College vs Berklee College of Music

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Amherst College has more expensive tuition & fees ($67,280) than Berklee College of Music ($50,270).
It is harder to admit to Amherst College than Berklee College of Music.
Berklee College of Music has more students with 8,282 students while Amherst College has 1,898 students.
Amherst College has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Berklee College of Music's ratio is 10 to 1.
Berklee College of Music has more full-time faculties with 324 faculties while Amherst College has 262 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Amherst College and Berklee College of Music.

Amherst College	vs.	Berklee College of Music
Amherst, Massachusetts	Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$67,280	2024 Tuition & Fees	$50,270
61%	% Receiving Financial Aid	50%
$58,328	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,958

10.00 %	Acceptance Rates	50.01 %
38.96 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	41.99 %
1,500	SAT Score	-
33	ACT Score	-
91 %	Graduation Rate	68 %
4 %	Transfer-out Rate	11 %
95 %	Retention Rate	84 %
1,898	Student Population	8,282
262	Number of Faculties	324
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, 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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