Amherst College vs Lesley University

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Amherst College has more expensive tuition & fees ($67,280) than Lesley University ($32,780).
It is harder to admit to Amherst College than Lesley University.
Lesley University has more students with 3,406 students while Amherst College has 1,898 students.
Amherst College has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Lesley University's ratio is 10 to 1.
Amherst College has more full-time faculties with 262 faculties while Lesley University has 143 full-time faculties.

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

Amherst College	vs.	Lesley University
Amherst, Massachusetts	Location	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$67,280	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,780
61%	% Receiving Financial Aid	89%
$58,328	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$14,103

10.00 %	Acceptance Rates	93.98 %
38.96 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	8.02 %
1,500	SAT Score	-
33	ACT Score	-
91 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
4 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
95 %	Retention Rate	74 %
1,898	Student Population	3,406
262	Number of Faculties	143
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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