Bates College vs MECA

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.
Bates College has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,478) than MECA ($41,398).
It is harder to admit to Bates College than MECA.
Bates College has more students with 1,790 students while MECA has 436 students.
MECA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Bates College's ratio is 10 to 1.
Bates College has more full-time faculties with 178 faculties while MECA has 27 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Bates College and Maine College of Art & Design.

Bates College	vs.	MECA
Lewiston, Maine	Location	Portland, Maine
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	School of art, music, and design
$63,478	2024 Tuition & Fees	$41,398
39%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$50,877	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,763

13.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.98 %
43.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.99 %
1,450	SAT Score	-
32	ACT Score	-
92 %	Graduation Rate	48 %
5 %	Transfer-out Rate	23 %
93 %	Retention Rate	72 %
1,790	Student Population	436
178	Number of Faculties	27
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
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

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