UMass Amherst vs Harvard

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

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UMass Amherst is a public and Harvard is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Harvard has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,076) than UMass Amherst ($39,293).
It is harder to admit to Harvard than UMass Amherst.
Harvard has a higher submitted SAT score (1,370) than UMass Amherst (1,370).
Harvard has higher submitted ACT score (31) than UMass Amherst (31).
UMass Amherst has more students with 32,229 students while Harvard has 30,631 students.
Harvard has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while UMass Amherst's ratio is 18 to 1.
Harvard has more full-time faculties with 2,120 faculties while UMass Amherst has 1,452 full-time faculties.

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

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UMass Amherst	vs.	Harvard
Amherst, Massachusetts	Location	Cambridge, 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	$59,076
77%	% Receiving Financial Aid	46%
$11,636	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$55,433

63.52 %	Acceptance Rates	3.24 %
19.36 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	82.96 %
1,370	SAT Score	1,550
31	ACT Score	35
83 %	Graduation Rate	97 %
11 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
90 %	Retention Rate	98 %
32,229	Student Population	30,631
1,452	Number of Faculties	2,120
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 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

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