Averett vs VCU Academic Comparison

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Averett is a private (not-for-profit) and VCU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
VCU has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,817) than Averett ($38,550).
It is harder to admit to Averett than VCU.
VCU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,070) than Averett (1,070).
VCU has higher submitted ACT score (18) than Averett (18).
VCU has more students with 28,082 students while Averett has 1,363 students.
Averett has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while VCU's ratio is 16 to 1.
VCU has more full-time faculties with 2,183 faculties while Averett has 55 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Averett University and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Averett	vs.	VCU
Danville, Virginia	Location	Richmond, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$38,550	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$16,233 Out-Of-State$38,817
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$22,440	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,794

47.80 %	Acceptance Rates	93.06 %
17.82 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.49 %
1,070	SAT Score	1,160
18	ACT Score	26
45 %	Graduation Rate	64 %
32 %	Transfer-out Rate	20 %
63 %	Retention Rate	85 %
1,363	Student Population	28,082
55	Number of Faculties	2,183
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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