CNU vs Sweet Briar 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 Sweet Briar College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
CNU has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,988) than Sweet Briar College ($25,110).
It is harder to admit to Sweet Briar College than CNU.
Sweet Briar College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than CNU (1,200).
CNU has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Sweet Briar College (25).
CNU has more students with 4,559 students while Sweet Briar College has 460 students.
Sweet Briar College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while CNU's ratio is 13 to 1.
CNU has more full-time faculties with 287 faculties while Sweet Briar College has 36 full-time faculties.

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

CNU	vs.	Sweet Briar College
Newport News, Virginia	Location	Sweet Briar, 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	$25,110
57%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$8,733	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,706

87.96 %	Acceptance Rates	71.74 %
18.72 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.93 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,230
26	ACT Score	25
76 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
86 %	Retention Rate	62 %
4,559	Student Population	460
287	Number of Faculties	36
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 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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