Colby College vs Bowdoin College

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Colby College has more expensive tuition & fees ($66,600) than Bowdoin College ($64,910).
It is harder to admit to Colby College than Bowdoin College.
Both Colby College and Bowdoin College have the same submitted SAT scores (1,510).
Bowdoin College has higher submitted ACT score (33) than Colby College (33).
Colby College has more students with 2,299 students while Bowdoin College has 1,915 students.
Bowdoin College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Colby College's ratio is 10 to 1.
Colby College has more full-time faculties with 232 faculties while Bowdoin College has 220 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Colby College and Bowdoin College.

Colby College	vs.	Bowdoin College
Waterville, Maine	Location	Brunswick, Maine
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$66,600	2024 Tuition & Fees	$64,910
43%	% Receiving Financial Aid	53%
$54,700	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$50,865

6.83 %	Acceptance Rates	8.02 %
49.79 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	57.34 %
1,510	SAT Score	1,510
33	ACT Score	34
88 %	Graduation Rate	94 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	4 %
93 %	Retention Rate	96 %
2,299	Student Population	1,915
232	Number of Faculties	220
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	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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