CNU vs Roanoke College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

CNU is a public and Roanoke College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Roanoke College has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,774) than CNU ($30,988).
It is harder to admit to Roanoke College than CNU.
CNU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Roanoke College (1,180).
Both CNU and Roanoke College have the same submitted ACT scores (26).
CNU has more students with 4,559 students while Roanoke College has 1,826 students.
Roanoke College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while CNU's ratio is 13 to 1.
CNU has more full-time faculties with 287 faculties while Roanoke College has 164 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Christopher Newport University and Roanoke College.

CNU	vs.	Roanoke College
Newport News, Virginia	Location	Salem, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (smaller programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$16,351 Out-Of-State$30,988	2024 Tuition & Fees	$36,774
57%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$8,733	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$32,295

87.96 %	Acceptance Rates	80.07 %
18.72 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.71 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,180
26	ACT Score	26
76 %	Graduation Rate	71 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
86 %	Retention Rate	74 %
4,559	Student Population	1,826
287	Number of Faculties	164
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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