Berklee College of Music vs MCLA

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Berklee College of Music is a private (not-for-profit) and MCLA is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Berklee College of Music has more expensive tuition & fees ($50,270) than MCLA ($20,829).
It is harder to admit to Berklee College of Music than MCLA.
Berklee College of Music has more students with 8,282 students while MCLA has 938 students.
MCLA has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Berklee College of Music's ratio is 10 to 1.
Berklee College of Music has more full-time faculties with 324 faculties while MCLA has 87 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Berklee College of Music and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Berklee College of Music	vs.	MCLA
Boston, Massachusetts	Location	North Adams, Massachusetts
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$50,270	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,884 Out-Of-State$20,829
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$19,958	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,643

49.91 %	Acceptance Rates	92.35 %
41.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.40 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
68 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
11 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
84 %	Retention Rate	64 %
8,282	Student Population	938
324	Number of Faculties	87
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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