Colby College vs University of Maine

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Colby College is a private (not-for-profit) and University of Maine is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Colby College has more expensive tuition & fees ($66,600) than University of Maine ($35,346).
It is harder to admit to Colby College than University of Maine.
University of Maine has more students with 12,231 students while Colby College has 2,299 students.
Colby College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while University of Maine's ratio is 14 to 1.
University of Maine has more full-time faculties with 516 faculties while Colby College has 232 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Colby College and University of Maine.

Colby College	vs.	University of Maine
Waterville, Maine	Location	Orono, Maine
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$66,600	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,606 Out-Of-State$35,346
43%	% Receiving Financial Aid	83%
$54,700	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,693

7.00 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
50.04 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.00 %
1,510	SAT Score	-
33	ACT Score	-
88 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	29 %
93 %	Retention Rate	75 %
2,299	Student Population	12,231
232	Number of Faculties	516
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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