CNU vs VUU 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.

CNU is a public and VUU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
CNU has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,988) than VUU ($14,880).
It is harder to admit to CNU than VUU.
CNU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than VUU (860).
CNU has more students with 4,559 students while VUU has 1,860 students.
CNU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while VUU's ratio is 17 to 1.
CNU has more full-time faculties with 287 faculties while VUU has 70 full-time faculties.

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

CNU	vs.	VUU
Newport News, Virginia	Location	Richmond, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor'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	$14,880
57%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$8,733	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$12,717

87.96 %	Acceptance Rates	97.73 %
18.72 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.32 %
1,200	SAT Score	860
26	ACT Score	-
76 %	Graduation Rate	39 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	33 %
86 %	Retention Rate	54 %
4,559	Student Population	1,860
287	Number of Faculties	70
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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