Hampshire College vs Wellesley 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.
Wellesley College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,320) than Hampshire College ($56,630).
It is harder to admit to Wellesley College than Hampshire College.
Wellesley College has more students with 2,447 students while Hampshire College has 508 students.
Wellesley College has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Hampshire College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Wellesley College has more full-time faculties with 329 faculties while Hampshire College has 48 full-time faculties.

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

Hampshire College	vs.	Wellesley College
Amherst, Massachusetts	Location	Wellesley, 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	$64,320
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$40,098	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$56,816

69.99 %	Acceptance Rates	14.00 %
17.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	50.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,510
-	ACT Score	34
60 %	Graduation Rate	90 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
67 %	Retention Rate	95 %
508	Student Population	2,447
48	Number of Faculties	329
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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