CNU vs VMI Academic Comparison

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

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
VMI has more expensive tuition & fees ($51,186) than CNU ($30,988).
It is harder to admit to VMI than CNU.
CNU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than VMI (1,170).
CNU has higher submitted ACT score (26) than VMI (25).
CNU has more students with 4,559 students while VMI has 1,512 students.
VMI has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while CNU's ratio is 13 to 1.
CNU has more full-time faculties with 287 faculties while VMI has 142 full-time faculties.

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

CNU	vs.	VMI
Newport News, Virginia	Location	Lexington, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor'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	In-State$20,484 Out-Of-State$51,186
57%	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
$8,733	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$17,109

87.96 %	Acceptance Rates	81.73 %
18.72 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	49.01 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,170
26	ACT Score	25
76 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
86 %	Retention Rate	82 %
4,559	Student Population	1,512
287	Number of Faculties	142
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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