Fairfax University of America vs CNU

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Fairfax University of America is a private (not-for-profit) and CNU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CNU has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,988) than Fairfax University of America ($10,128).
CNU has more students with 4,559 students while Fairfax University of America has 43 students.
Fairfax University of America has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while CNU's ratio is 13 to 1.
CNU has more full-time faculties with 287 faculties while Fairfax University of America has 5 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Fairfax University of America and Christopher Newport University.

Fairfax University of America	vs.	CNU
Fairfax, Virginia	Location	Newport News, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
$10,128	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$16,351 Out-Of-State$30,988
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	57%
$2,800	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,733

-	Acceptance Rates	88.01 %
-	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,200
-	ACT Score	26
10 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
90 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
-	Retention Rate	86 %
43	Student Population	4,559
5	Number of Faculties	287
5 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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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