Amherst College vs Nichols College

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Amherst College has more expensive tuition & fees ($67,280) than Nichols College ($40,375).
It is harder to admit to Amherst College than Nichols College.
Amherst College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,500) than Nichols College (1,110).
Amherst College has more students with 1,898 students while Nichols College has 1,403 students.
Amherst College has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Nichols College's ratio is 16 to 1.
Amherst College has more full-time faculties with 262 faculties while Nichols College has 52 full-time faculties.

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

Amherst College	vs.	Nichols College
Amherst, Massachusetts	Location	Dudley, 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 (medium programs)
$67,280	2024 Tuition & Fees	$40,375
61%	% Receiving Financial Aid	93%
$58,328	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$21,773

10.00 %	Acceptance Rates	88.00 %
38.96 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.98 %
1,500	SAT Score	1,110
33	ACT Score	-
91 %	Graduation Rate	58 %
4 %	Transfer-out Rate	8 %
95 %	Retention Rate	72 %
1,898	Student Population	1,403
262	Number of Faculties	52
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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