Colby 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.
Colby College has more expensive tuition & fees ($66,600) than MECA ($41,398).
It is harder to admit to Colby College than MECA.
Colby College has more students with 2,299 students while MECA has 436 students.
MECA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Colby College's ratio is 10 to 1.
Colby College has more full-time faculties with 232 faculties while MECA has 27 full-time faculties.

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

Colby College	vs.	MECA
Waterville, 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
$66,600	2024 Tuition & Fees	$41,398
43%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$54,700	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,763

7.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.98 %
50.04 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.99 %
1,510	SAT Score	-
33	ACT Score	-
88 %	Graduation Rate	48 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	23 %
93 %	Retention Rate	72 %
2,299	Student Population	436
232	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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