UMF vs MECA 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.

UMF is a public and MECA is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
MECA has more expensive tuition & fees ($41,398) than UMF ($23,079).
It is harder to admit to MECA than UMF.
UMF has more students with 1,837 students while MECA has 436 students.
MECA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while UMF's ratio is 11 to 1.
UMF has more full-time faculties with 118 faculties while MECA has 27 full-time faculties.

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

UMF	vs.	MECA
Farmington, Maine	Location	Portland, Maine
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$10,989 Out-Of-State$23,079	2024 Tuition & Fees	$41,398
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$11,142	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,763

98.01 %	Acceptance Rates	77.98 %
17.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.99 %
1,040	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
53 %	Graduation Rate	48 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	23 %
71 %	Retention Rate	72 %
1,837	Student Population	436
118	Number of Faculties	27
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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

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