MECA vs UMFK 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 UMFK is a public school and both are four-years schools.
MECA has more expensive tuition & fees ($41,398) than UMFK ($14,325).
It is harder to admit to MECA than UMFK.
UMFK has more students with 1,210 students while MECA has 436 students.
MECA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while UMFK's ratio is 17 to 1.
UMFK has more full-time faculties with 31 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 Fort Kent.

MECA	vs.	UMFK
Portland, Maine	Location	Fort Kent, 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$9,045 Out-Of-State$14,325
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	37%
$19,763	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,052

77.98 %	Acceptance Rates	99.07 %
16.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.92 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
48 %	Graduation Rate	36 %
23 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
72 %	Retention Rate	59 %
436	Student Population	1,210
27	Number of Faculties	31
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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