Hampshire College vs MIT

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.
MIT has more expensive tuition & fees ($60,156) than Hampshire College ($56,630).
It is harder to admit to MIT than Hampshire College.
MIT has more students with 11,858 students while Hampshire College has 508 students.
MIT has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while Hampshire College's ratio is 11 to 1.
MIT has more full-time faculties with 1,375 faculties while Hampshire College has 48 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Hampshire College and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Hampshire College	vs.	MIT
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	$60,156
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	77%
$40,098	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$44,422

69.99 %	Acceptance Rates	5.00 %
17.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	86.02 %
-	SAT Score	1,550
-	ACT Score	35
60 %	Graduation Rate	94 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
67 %	Retention Rate	99 %
508	Student Population	11,858
48	Number of Faculties	1,375
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	3 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, On-campus daycare

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