Longy vs Westfield State

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Longy is a private (not-for-profit) and Westfield State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Longy has more expensive tuition & fees ($52,925) than Westfield State ($17,962).
It is harder to admit to Westfield State than Longy.
Westfield State has more students with 4,702 students while Longy has 315 students.
Longy has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while Westfield State's ratio is 14 to 1.
Westfield State has more full-time faculties with 226 faculties while Longy has 16 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Longy School of Music of Bard College and Westfield State University.

Longy	vs.	Westfield State
Cambridge, Massachusetts	Location	Westfield, Massachusetts
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$52,925	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,882 Out-Of-State$17,962
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	63%
$25,961	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,551

84.40 %	Acceptance Rates	80.74 %
13.04 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.06 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
81 %	Graduation Rate	59 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
73 %	Retention Rate	75 %
315	Student Population	4,702
16	Number of Faculties	226
3 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
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

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