MCLA vs Tufts University

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MCLA is a public and Tufts University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Tufts University has more expensive tuition & fees ($67,844) than MCLA ($20,829).
It is harder to admit to Tufts University than MCLA.
Tufts University has more students with 13,431 students while MCLA has 938 students.
MCLA has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Tufts University's ratio is 10 to 1.
Tufts University has more full-time faculties with 917 faculties while MCLA has 87 full-time faculties.

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

MCLA	vs.	Tufts University
North Adams, Massachusetts	Location	Medford, Massachusetts
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$11,884 Out-Of-State$20,829	2024 Tuition & Fees	$67,844
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	40%
$9,643	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$49,857

92.35 %	Acceptance Rates	10.13 %
13.40 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	50.49 %
-	SAT Score	1,510
-	ACT Score	34
55 %	Graduation Rate	93 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	4 %
64 %	Retention Rate	96 %
938	Student Population	13,431
87	Number of Faculties	917
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), ROTC, 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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