UMBC vs Goucher College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

UMBC is a public and Goucher College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Goucher College has more expensive tuition & fees ($51,250) than UMBC ($30,308).
It is harder to admit to Goucher College than UMBC.
UMBC has a higher submitted SAT score (1,300) than Goucher College (1,205).
Both UMBC and Goucher College have the same submitted ACT scores (27).
UMBC has more students with 13,991 students while Goucher College has 1,727 students.
Goucher College has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while UMBC's ratio is 18 to 1.
UMBC has more full-time faculties with 564 faculties while Goucher College has 101 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Maryland-Baltimore County and Goucher College.

UMBC	vs.	Goucher College
Baltimore, Maryland	Location	Baltimore, Maryland
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$12,952 Out-Of-State$30,308	2024 Tuition & Fees	$51,250
78%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$9,265	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$34,175

74.24 %	Acceptance Rates	72.90 %
20.25 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.17 %
1,300	SAT Score	1,205
27	ACT Score	27
70 %	Graduation Rate	58 %
13 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
86 %	Retention Rate	77 %
13,991	Student Population	1,727
564	Number of Faculties	101
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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