Bluefield University vs VMI

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Bluefield University is a private (not-for-profit) and VMI is a public school and both are four-years schools.
VMI has more expensive tuition & fees ($51,186) than Bluefield University ($29,696).
It is harder to admit to Bluefield University than VMI.
VMI has more students with 1,512 students while Bluefield University has 991 students.
VMI has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Bluefield University's ratio is 15 to 1.
VMI has more full-time faculties with 142 faculties while Bluefield University has 46 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Bluefield University and Virginia Military Institute.

Bluefield University	vs.	VMI
Bluefield, Virginia	Location	Lexington, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$29,696	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$20,484 Out-Of-State$51,186
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
$16,559	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$17,109

63.01 %	Acceptance Rates	81.98 %
27.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	48.96 %
-	SAT Score	1,170
-	ACT Score	25
31 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
27 %	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
58 %	Retention Rate	82 %
991	Student Population	1,512
46	Number of Faculties	142
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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