Hampshire College vs Harvard

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.
Harvard has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,076) than Hampshire College ($56,630).
It is harder to admit to Harvard than Hampshire College.
Harvard has more students with 30,631 students while Hampshire College has 508 students.
Harvard has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Hampshire College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Harvard has more full-time faculties with 2,120 faculties while Hampshire College has 48 full-time faculties.

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

Hampshire College	vs.	Harvard
Amherst, Massachusetts	Location	Cambridge, 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	$59,076
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	46%
$40,098	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$55,433

70.35 %	Acceptance Rates	3.45 %
16.61 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	83.72 %
-	SAT Score	1,550
-	ACT Score	35
60 %	Graduation Rate	97 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
67 %	Retention Rate	98 %
508	Student Population	30,631
48	Number of Faculties	2,120
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 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

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