CAU vs VSU 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.

CAU is a private (not-for-profit) and VSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CAU has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,446) than VSU ($17,062).
It is harder to admit to CAU than VSU.
VSU has more students with 10,209 students while CAU has 4,000 students.
CAU has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while VSU's ratio is 17 to 1.
VSU has more full-time faculties with 413 faculties while CAU has 177 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Clark Atlanta University and Valdosta State University.

CAU	vs.	VSU
Atlanta, Georgia	Location	Valdosta, Georgia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$26,446	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$6,007 Out-Of-State$17,062
87%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$11,498	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,371

64.63 %	Acceptance Rates	83.49 %
5.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.99 %
-	SAT Score	1,030
-	ACT Score	20
46 %	Graduation Rate	40 %
17 %	Transfer-out Rate	35 %
71 %	Retention Rate	59 %
4,000	Student Population	10,209
177	Number of Faculties	413
16 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

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