Hampshire College vs WPI

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.
WPI has more expensive tuition & fees ($58,870) than Hampshire College ($56,630).
It is harder to admit to WPI than Hampshire College.
WPI has more students with 7,308 students while Hampshire College has 508 students.
Hampshire College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while WPI's ratio is 13 to 1.
WPI has more full-time faculties with 408 faculties while Hampshire College has 48 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Hampshire College and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Hampshire College	vs.	WPI
Amherst, Massachusetts	Location	Worcester, 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 (high research activity)
$56,630	2024 Tuition & Fees	$58,870
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$40,098	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,715

70.35 %	Acceptance Rates	58.50 %
16.61 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.69 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
60 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
67 %	Retention Rate	91 %
508	Student Population	7,308
48	Number of Faculties	408
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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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