UMass Amherst vs GWU

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

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 GWU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
GWU has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,870) than UMass Amherst ($36,964).
It is harder to admit to GWU than UMass Amherst.
GWU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,295) than UMass Amherst (1,295).
GWU has higher submitted ACT score (30) than UMass Amherst (30).
UMass Amherst has more students with 31,642 students while GWU has 27,017 students.
UMass Amherst has more full-time faculties with 1,452 faculties while GWU has 1,255 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Massachusetts-Amherst and George Washington University.

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UMass AmherstGWU

UMass Amherst	vs.	GWU
Amherst, Massachusetts	Location	Washington, District of Columbia
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$16,439 Out-Of-State$36,964	Tuition & Fees	$59,870
73% ($10,126)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	65% ($30,529)
$10,126	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$30,529
57.58 %	Acceptance Rates	40.98 %
19.63 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.60 %
1,295	SAT Score	1,360
30	ACT Score	32
83 %	Graduation Rate	85 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
89 %	Retention Rate	88 %
31,642	Student Population	27,017
1,452	Number of Faculties	1,255
17 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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