MECA vs UMF Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

MECA is a private (not-for-profit) and UMF is a public school and both are four-years schools.
MECA has more expensive tuition & fees ($41,398) than UMF ($23,079).
It is harder to admit to MECA than UMF.
UMF has more students with 1,837 students while MECA has 436 students.
MECA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while UMF's ratio is 11 to 1.
UMF has more full-time faculties with 118 faculties while MECA has 27 full-time faculties.

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

MECA	vs.	UMF
Portland, Maine	Location	Farmington, 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$10,989 Out-Of-State$23,079
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$19,763	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,142

77.98 %	Acceptance Rates	98.01 %
16.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.97 %
-	SAT Score	1,040
-	ACT Score	-
48 %	Graduation Rate	53 %
23 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
72 %	Retention Rate	71 %
436	Student Population	1,837
27	Number of Faculties	118
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), 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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