UMass Amherst vs Davidson College

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

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UMass Amherst is a public and Davidson College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Davidson College has more expensive tuition & fees ($55,200) than UMass Amherst ($36,964).
It is harder to admit to Davidson College than UMass Amherst.
Davidson College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,295) than UMass Amherst (1,295).
Davidson College has higher submitted ACT score (30) than UMass Amherst (30).
UMass Amherst has more students with 31,642 students while Davidson College has 1,983 students.
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 - University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Davidson College.

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UMass AmherstDavidson College

UMass Amherst	vs.	Davidson College
Amherst, Massachusetts	Location	Davidson, North Carolina
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$16,439 Out-Of-State$36,964	Tuition & Fees	$55,200
73% ($10,126)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	73% ($42,045)
$10,126	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$42,045
57.58 %	Acceptance Rates	20.24 %
19.63 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	45.21 %
1,295	SAT Score	1,380
30	ACT Score	32
83 %	Graduation Rate	93 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
89 %	Retention Rate	93 %
31,642	Student Population	1,983
1,452	Number of Faculties	222
17 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service