MCLA vs Berklee College of Music

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

MCLA is a public and Berklee College of Music is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Berklee College of Music has more expensive tuition & fees ($50,270) than MCLA ($20,829).
It is harder to admit to Berklee College of Music than MCLA.
Berklee College of Music has more students with 8,282 students while MCLA has 938 students.
MCLA has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Berklee College of Music's ratio is 10 to 1.
Berklee College of Music has more full-time faculties with 324 faculties while MCLA has 87 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and Berklee College of Music.

MCLA	vs.	Berklee College of Music
North Adams, Massachusetts	Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$11,884 Out-Of-State$20,829	2024 Tuition & Fees	$50,270
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	50%
$9,643	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,958

92.35 %	Acceptance Rates	49.91 %
13.40 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	41.99 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
55 %	Graduation Rate	68 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	11 %
64 %	Retention Rate	84 %
938	Student Population	8,282
87	Number of Faculties	324
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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