UMass Amherst vs BC 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.

UMass Amherst is a public and BC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
BC has more expensive tuition & fees ($67,680) than UMass Amherst ($39,293).
It is harder to admit to BC than UMass Amherst.
BC has a higher submitted SAT score (1,390) than UMass Amherst (1,390).
BC has higher submitted ACT score (31) than UMass Amherst (31).
UMass Amherst has more students with 32,229 students while BC has 15,287 students.
BC has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while UMass Amherst's ratio is 18 to 1.
UMass Amherst has more full-time faculties with 1,452 faculties while BC has 882 full-time faculties.

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

UMass Amherst	vs.	BC
Amherst, Massachusetts	Location	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$17,357 Out-Of-State$39,293	2024 Tuition & Fees	$67,680
77%	% Receiving Financial Aid	44%
$11,636	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$47,075

58.00 %	Acceptance Rates	16.00 %
18.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	41.00 %
1,390	SAT Score	1,490
31	ACT Score	34
83 %	Graduation Rate	90 %
11 %	Transfer-out Rate	6 %
90 %	Retention Rate	95 %
32,229	Student Population	15,287
1,452	Number of Faculties	882
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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