University of Southern Maine vs MECA

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University of Southern Maine 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 University of Southern Maine ($27,104).
It is harder to admit to MECA than University of Southern Maine.
University of Southern Maine has more students with 7,583 students while MECA has 436 students.
MECA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while University of Southern Maine's ratio is 14 to 1.
University of Southern Maine has more full-time faculties with 289 faculties while MECA has 27 full-time faculties.

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

University of Southern Maine	vs.	MECA
Portland, Maine	Location	Portland, Maine
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$10,920 Out-Of-State$27,104	2024 Tuition & Fees	$41,398
66%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$9,432	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,763

79.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.98 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.99 %
1,120	SAT Score	-
25	ACT Score	-
41 %	Graduation Rate	48 %
29 %	Transfer-out Rate	23 %
67 %	Retention Rate	72 %
7,583	Student Population	436
289	Number of Faculties	27
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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