MCLA vs Wheaton College

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MCLA is a public and Wheaton College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Wheaton College has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,936) than MCLA ($20,829).
It is harder to admit to Wheaton College than MCLA.
Wheaton College has more students with 2,885 students while MCLA has 938 students.
MCLA has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Wheaton College's ratio is 12 to 1.
Wheaton College has more full-time faculties with 223 faculties while MCLA has 87 full-time faculties.

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

MCLA	vs.	Wheaton College
North Adams, Massachusetts	Location	Wheaton, Illinois
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	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$11,884 Out-Of-State$20,829	2024 Tuition & Fees	$43,936
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$9,643	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,220

92.35 %	Acceptance Rates	89.98 %
13.40 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.94 %
-	SAT Score	1,350
-	ACT Score	30
55 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	9 %
64 %	Retention Rate	90 %
938	Student Population	2,885
87	Number of Faculties	223
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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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