Hampshire College vs Wheaton 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.
Hampshire College has more expensive tuition & fees ($56,630) than Wheaton College ($43,936).
It is harder to admit to Hampshire College than Wheaton College.
Wheaton College has more students with 2,885 students while Hampshire College has 508 students.
Hampshire College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Wheaton College's ratio is 12 to 1.
Wheaton College has more full-time faculties with 223 faculties while Hampshire College has 48 full-time faculties.

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

Hampshire College	vs.	Wheaton College
Amherst, Massachusetts	Location	Wheaton, Illinois
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	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$56,630	2024 Tuition & Fees	$43,936
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$40,098	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,220

70.35 %	Acceptance Rates	89.98 %
16.61 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.94 %
-	SAT Score	1,350
-	ACT Score	30
60 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	9 %
67 %	Retention Rate	90 %
508	Student Population	2,885
48	Number of Faculties	223
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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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