MECA vs Colby 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.
Colby College has more expensive tuition & fees ($66,600) than MECA ($41,398).
It is harder to admit to Colby College than MECA.
Colby College has more students with 2,299 students while MECA has 436 students.
MECA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Colby College's ratio is 10 to 1.
Colby College has more full-time faculties with 232 faculties while MECA has 27 full-time faculties.

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

MECA	vs.	Colby College
Portland, Maine	Location	Waterville, 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	$66,600
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	43%
$19,763	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$54,700

77.98 %	Acceptance Rates	7.00 %
16.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	50.04 %
-	SAT Score	1,510
-	ACT Score	33
48 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
23 %	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
72 %	Retention Rate	93 %
436	Student Population	2,299
27	Number of Faculties	232
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 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

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