Colby College vs UMF

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Colby College is a private (not-for-profit) and UMF is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Colby College has more expensive tuition & fees ($66,600) than UMF ($23,079).
It is harder to admit to Colby College than UMF.
Colby College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,510) than UMF (1,040).
Colby College has more students with 2,299 students while UMF has 1,837 students.
Colby College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while UMF's ratio is 11 to 1.
Colby College has more full-time faculties with 232 faculties while UMF has 118 full-time faculties.

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

Colby College	vs.	UMF
Waterville, 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
$66,600	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,989 Out-Of-State$23,079
43%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$54,700	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,142

6.83 %	Acceptance Rates	97.63 %
49.79 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.04 %
1,510	SAT Score	1,040
33	ACT Score	-
88 %	Graduation Rate	53 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
93 %	Retention Rate	71 %
2,299	Student Population	1,837
232	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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