Harvard vs UMass Amherst

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Harvard is a private (not-for-profit) and UMass Amherst is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Harvard has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,076) than UMass Amherst ($39,293).
It is harder to admit to Harvard than UMass Amherst.
Harvard has a higher submitted SAT score (1,550) than UMass Amherst (1,390).
Harvard has higher submitted ACT score (35) than UMass Amherst (31).
UMass Amherst has more students with 32,229 students while Harvard has 30,631 students.
Harvard has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while UMass Amherst's ratio is 18 to 1.
Harvard has more full-time faculties with 2,120 faculties while UMass Amherst has 1,452 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Harvard University and University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

Harvard	vs.	UMass Amherst
Cambridge, Massachusetts	Location	Amherst, Massachusetts
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$59,076	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$17,357 Out-Of-State$39,293
46%	% Receiving Financial Aid	77%
$55,433	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,636

3.45 %	Acceptance Rates	57.77 %
83.72 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.15 %
1,550	SAT Score	1,390
35	ACT Score	31
97 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	11 %
98 %	Retention Rate	90 %
30,631	Student Population	32,229
2,120	Number of Faculties	1,452
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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Harvard vs UMass Amherst

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