Amherst College vs Tufts University

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Tufts University has more expensive tuition & fees ($67,844) than Amherst College ($67,280).
The acceptance rate is same at Amherst College and Tufts University.
Tufts University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,500) than Amherst College (1,500).
Tufts University has higher submitted ACT score (33) than Amherst College (33).
Tufts University has more students with 13,431 students while Amherst College has 1,898 students.
Amherst College has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Tufts University's ratio is 10 to 1.
Tufts University has more full-time faculties with 917 faculties while Amherst College has 262 full-time faculties.

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

Amherst College	vs.	Tufts University
Amherst, Massachusetts	Location	Medford, 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	Research University (very high research activity)
$67,280	2024 Tuition & Fees	$67,844
61%	% Receiving Financial Aid	40%
$58,328	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$49,857

10.00 %	Acceptance Rates	10.00 %
38.96 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	50.00 %
1,500	SAT Score	1,510
33	ACT Score	34
91 %	Graduation Rate	93 %
4 %	Transfer-out Rate	4 %
95 %	Retention Rate	96 %
1,898	Student Population	13,431
262	Number of Faculties	917
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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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