EIU vs VanderCook College of Music

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

EIU is a public and VanderCook College of Music is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
VanderCook College of Music has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,910) than EIU ($15,566).
It is harder to admit to EIU than VanderCook College of Music.
EIU has more students with 8,857 students while VanderCook College of Music has 263 students.
VanderCook College of Music has a lower number of students per faculty with 4 to 1 while EIU's ratio is 15 to 1.
EIU has more full-time faculties with 378 faculties while VanderCook College of Music has 10 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Eastern Illinois University and VanderCook College of Music.

EIU	vs.	VanderCook College of Music
Charleston, Illinois	Location	Chicago, Illinois
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 (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Other special-focus institution
In-State$13,124 Out-Of-State$15,566	2024 Tuition & Fees	$30,910
66%	% Receiving Financial Aid	86%
$10,243	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$21,529

67.75 %	Acceptance Rates	97.30 %
10.38 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	47.22 %
1,010	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
54 %	Graduation Rate	57 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
71 %	Retention Rate	80 %
8,857	Student Population	263
378	Number of Faculties	10
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	4 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Placement services

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