Smith College vs Westfield State

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Smith College is a private (not-for-profit) and Westfield State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Smith College has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,568) than Westfield State ($17,962).
It is harder to admit to Smith College than Westfield State.
Westfield State has more students with 4,702 students while Smith College has 2,873 students.
Smith College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Westfield State's ratio is 14 to 1.
Smith College has more full-time faculties with 313 faculties while Westfield State has 226 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Smith College and Westfield State University.

Smith College	vs.	Westfield State
Northampton, Massachusetts	Location	Westfield, Massachusetts
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$61,568	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,882 Out-Of-State$17,962
70%	% Receiving Financial Aid	63%
$47,628	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,551

20.00 %	Acceptance Rates	81.00 %
32.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.99 %
1,480	SAT Score	-
33	ACT Score	-
88 %	Graduation Rate	59 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
91 %	Retention Rate	75 %
2,873	Student Population	4,702
313	Number of Faculties	226
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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