Blackburn College vs VanderCook College of Music

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
VanderCook College of Music has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,910) than Blackburn College ($26,758).
It is harder to admit to Blackburn College than VanderCook College of Music.
Blackburn College has more students with 382 students while VanderCook College of Music has 263 students.
VanderCook College of Music has a lower number of students per faculty with 4 to 1 while Blackburn College's ratio is 9 to 1.
Blackburn College has more full-time faculties with 36 faculties while VanderCook College of Music has 10 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Blackburn College and VanderCook College of Music.

Blackburn College	vs.	VanderCook College of Music
Carlinville, Illinois	Location	Chicago, Illinois
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Other special-focus institution
$26,758	2024 Tuition & Fees	$30,910
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	86%
$18,819	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$21,529

80.14 %	Acceptance Rates	97.30 %
9.64 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	47.22 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
35 %	Graduation Rate	57 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
38 %	Retention Rate	80 %
382	Student Population	263
36	Number of Faculties	10
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	4 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Placement services

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