Davidson College vs UMass Amherst

Compare two rival schools - Davidson College and University of Massachusetts-Amherst with tuition and admission information where Davidson College is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Davidson, NC and UMass Amherst is a four-years, public located in Amherst, MA.

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Davidson College is a private (not-for-profit) and UMass Amherst is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Davidson College has more expensive tuition & fees ($57,340) than UMass Amherst ($38,171).
It is harder to admit to Davidson College than UMass Amherst.
UMass Amherst has more students with 32,045 students while Davidson College has 1,973 students.
Davidson College 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 Davidson College has 222 full-time faculties.

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

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Davidson College	vs.	UMass Amherst
Davidson, North Carolina	Location	Amherst, Massachusetts
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research / scholarship and professional practice
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$57,340	2023 Tuition & Fees	In-State$16,952 Out-Of-State$38,171
68%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$44,825	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,734

17.80 %	Acceptance Rates	65.53 %
47.77 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.48 %
-	SAT Score	1,355
-	ACT Score	31
90 %	Graduation Rate	84 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
95 %	Retention Rate	91 %
1,973	Student Population	32,045
222	Number of Faculties	1,452
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare