Bates College vs UMF

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Bates College is a private (not-for-profit) and UMF is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Bates College has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,478) than UMF ($23,079).
It is harder to admit to Bates College than UMF.
Bates College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,450) than UMF (1,040).
UMF has more students with 1,837 students while Bates College has 1,790 students.
Bates College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while UMF's ratio is 11 to 1.
Bates College has more full-time faculties with 178 faculties while UMF has 118 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Bates College and University of Maine at Farmington.

Bates College	vs.	UMF
Lewiston, Maine	Location	Farmington, Maine
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$63,478	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,989 Out-Of-State$23,079
39%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$50,877	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,142

13.02 %	Acceptance Rates	97.63 %
43.38 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.04 %
1,450	SAT Score	1,040
32	ACT Score	-
92 %	Graduation Rate	53 %
5 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
93 %	Retention Rate	71 %
1,790	Student Population	1,837
178	Number of Faculties	118
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 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, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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