MECA vs Maine Maritime Academy

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MECA is a private (not-for-profit) and Maine Maritime Academy is a public school and both are four-years schools.
MECA has more expensive tuition & fees ($41,398) than Maine Maritime Academy ($30,226).
It is harder to admit to Maine Maritime Academy than MECA.
Maine Maritime Academy has more students with 897 students while MECA has 436 students.
MECA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Maine Maritime Academy's ratio is 11 to 1.
Maine Maritime Academy has more full-time faculties with 84 faculties while MECA has 27 full-time faculties.

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

MECA	vs.	Maine Maritime Academy
Portland, Maine	Location	Castine, Maine
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	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$41,398	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,746 Out-Of-State$30,226
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	66%
$19,763	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,088

77.98 %	Acceptance Rates	60.96 %
16.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.95 %
-	SAT Score	1,170
-	ACT Score	26
48 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
23 %	Transfer-out Rate	6 %
72 %	Retention Rate	86 %
436	Student Population	897
27	Number of Faculties	84
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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