MECA vs Bowdoin 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.
Bowdoin College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,910) than MECA ($41,398).
It is harder to admit to Bowdoin College than MECA.
Bowdoin College has more students with 1,915 students while MECA has 436 students.
MECA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Bowdoin College's ratio is 9 to 1.
Bowdoin College has more full-time faculties with 220 faculties while MECA has 27 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Maine College of Art & Design and Bowdoin College.

MECA	vs.	Bowdoin College
Portland, Maine	Location	Brunswick, Maine
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$41,398	2024 Tuition & Fees	$64,910
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	53%
$19,763	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$50,865

77.98 %	Acceptance Rates	8.00 %
16.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	57.01 %
-	SAT Score	1,510
-	ACT Score	34
48 %	Graduation Rate	94 %
23 %	Transfer-out Rate	4 %
72 %	Retention Rate	96 %
436	Student Population	1,915
27	Number of Faculties	220
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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