Hampshire College vs Amherst College

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.
Amherst College has more expensive tuition & fees ($67,280) than Hampshire College ($56,630).
It is harder to admit to Amherst College than Hampshire College.
Amherst College has more students with 1,898 students while Hampshire College has 508 students.
Amherst College has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Hampshire College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Amherst College has more full-time faculties with 262 faculties while Hampshire College has 48 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Hampshire College and Amherst College.

Hampshire College	vs.	Amherst College
Amherst, Massachusetts	Location	Amherst, Massachusetts
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
$56,630	2024 Tuition & Fees	$67,280
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$40,098	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$58,328

69.99 %	Acceptance Rates	10.00 %
17.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	38.96 %
-	SAT Score	1,500
-	ACT Score	33
60 %	Graduation Rate	91 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	4 %
67 %	Retention Rate	95 %
508	Student Population	1,898
48	Number of Faculties	262
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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