UMass Amherst vs Berklee College of Music

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

UMass Amherst is a public and Berklee College of Music is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Berklee College of Music has more expensive tuition & fees ($50,270) than UMass Amherst ($39,293).
It is harder to admit to Berklee College of Music than UMass Amherst.
UMass Amherst has more students with 32,229 students while Berklee College of Music has 8,282 students.
Berklee College of Music has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while UMass Amherst's ratio is 18 to 1.
UMass Amherst has more full-time faculties with 1,452 faculties while Berklee College of Music has 324 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Berklee College of Music.

UMass Amherst	vs.	Berklee College of Music
Amherst, Massachusetts	Location	Boston, Massachusetts
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	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$17,357 Out-Of-State$39,293	2024 Tuition & Fees	$50,270
77%	% Receiving Financial Aid	50%
$11,636	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,958

57.77 %	Acceptance Rates	49.91 %
18.15 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	41.99 %
1,390	SAT Score	-
31	ACT Score	-
83 %	Graduation Rate	68 %
11 %	Transfer-out Rate	11 %
90 %	Retention Rate	84 %
32,229	Student Population	8,282
1,452	Number of Faculties	324
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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, Placement services

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