Amherst College vs Hampshire College

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 Hampshire College ($56,630).
It is harder to admit to Amherst College than Hampshire College.
Amherst College has more students with 1,898 students while Hampshire College has 508 students.
Amherst College has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Hampshire College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Amherst College has more full-time faculties with 262 faculties while Hampshire College has 48 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Amherst College and Hampshire College.

Amherst College	vs.	Hampshire College
Amherst, Massachusetts	Location	Amherst, Massachusetts
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$67,280	2024 Tuition & Fees	$56,630
61%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$58,328	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$40,098

10.00 %	Acceptance Rates	69.99 %
38.96 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.02 %
1,500	SAT Score	-
33	ACT Score	-
91 %	Graduation Rate	60 %
4 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
95 %	Retention Rate	67 %
1,898	Student Population	508
262	Number of Faculties	48
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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