MCLA vs WPI 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.

MCLA is a public and WPI is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
WPI has more expensive tuition & fees ($58,870) than MCLA ($20,829).
It is harder to admit to WPI than MCLA.
WPI has more students with 7,308 students while MCLA has 938 students.
MCLA has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while WPI's ratio is 13 to 1.
WPI has more full-time faculties with 408 faculties while MCLA has 87 full-time faculties.

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

MCLA	vs.	WPI
North Adams, Massachusetts	Location	Worcester, 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 (high research activity)
In-State$11,884 Out-Of-State$20,829	2024 Tuition & Fees	$58,870
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$9,643	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,715

92.03 %	Acceptance Rates	58.00 %
13.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
55 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
64 %	Retention Rate	91 %
938	Student Population	7,308
87	Number of Faculties	408
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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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