Hampshire College vs MCLA

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Hampshire College is a private (not-for-profit) and MCLA is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Hampshire College has more expensive tuition & fees ($56,630) than MCLA ($20,829).
It is harder to admit to Hampshire College than MCLA.
MCLA has more students with 938 students while Hampshire College has 508 students.
MCLA has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Hampshire College's ratio is 11 to 1.
MCLA has more full-time faculties with 87 faculties while Hampshire College has 48 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Hampshire College and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Hampshire College	vs.	MCLA
Amherst, Massachusetts	Location	North Adams, Massachusetts
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 - Arts & Sciences
$56,630	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,884 Out-Of-State$20,829
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$40,098	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,643

69.99 %	Acceptance Rates	92.03 %
17.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.03 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
60 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
67 %	Retention Rate	64 %
508	Student Population	938
48	Number of Faculties	87
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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