How good is Brandeis University compared to University of Massachusetts, Amherst?

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Both Brandeis University and University of Massachusetts, Amherst are Prestigious universities which offers state of the art education to its students. A broad comparison between the two universities is given in the following table:

Parameters	Brandeis University	University of Massachusetts, Amherst
City Located	Waltham, Massachusetts	Amherst, Massachusetts
Type of University	Private	Public
Total Enrollment	5,584	32,229
Number or percentage of international students	21%	7%
Average Tuition fees*	INR 45.39L	INR 28.35L
Acceptance rate^#	39%	64%
Student to faculty ratio	11:1	18:1

*for tuition fees MBA is considered for both universities.

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