UMF vs Colby College

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UMF is a public and Colby College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Colby College has more expensive tuition & fees ($66,600) than UMF ($23,079).
It is harder to admit to Colby College than UMF.
Colby College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,040) than UMF (1,040).
Colby College has more students with 2,299 students while UMF has 1,837 students.
Colby College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while UMF's ratio is 11 to 1.
Colby College has more full-time faculties with 232 faculties while UMF has 118 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Maine at Farmington and Colby College.

UMF	vs.	Colby College
Farmington, Maine	Location	Waterville, Maine
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$10,989 Out-Of-State$23,079	2024 Tuition & Fees	$66,600
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	43%
$11,142	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$54,700

98.01 %	Acceptance Rates	7.00 %
17.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	50.04 %
1,040	SAT Score	1,510
-	ACT Score	33
53 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
71 %	Retention Rate	93 %
1,837	Student Population	2,299
118	Number of Faculties	232
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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