Hampshire College vs BC

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.
BC has more expensive tuition & fees ($67,680) than Hampshire College ($56,630).
It is harder to admit to BC than Hampshire College.
BC has more students with 15,287 students while Hampshire College has 508 students.
Hampshire College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while BC's ratio is 12 to 1.
BC has more full-time faculties with 882 faculties while Hampshire College has 48 full-time faculties.

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

Hampshire College	vs.	BC
Amherst, Massachusetts	Location	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$56,630	2024 Tuition & Fees	$67,680
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	44%
$40,098	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$47,075

70.35 %	Acceptance Rates	15.65 %
16.61 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	41.36 %
-	SAT Score	1,490
-	ACT Score	34
60 %	Graduation Rate	90 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	6 %
67 %	Retention Rate	95 %
508	Student Population	15,287
48	Number of Faculties	882
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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