MCLA vs Hampshire College

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 Hampshire College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Hampshire College has more expensive tuition & fees ($56,630) than MCLA ($20,829).
It is harder to admit to Hampshire College than MCLA.
MCLA has more students with 938 students while Hampshire College has 508 students.
MCLA has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Hampshire College's ratio is 11 to 1.
MCLA has more full-time faculties with 87 faculties while Hampshire College has 48 full-time faculties.

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

MCLA	vs.	Hampshire College
North Adams, Massachusetts	Location	Amherst, Massachusetts
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$11,884 Out-Of-State$20,829	2024 Tuition & Fees	$56,630
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$9,643	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$40,098

92.03 %	Acceptance Rates	69.99 %
13.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.02 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
55 %	Graduation Rate	60 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
64 %	Retention Rate	67 %
938	Student Population	508
87	Number of Faculties	48
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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