HSC vs CNU 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.

HSC is a private (not-for-profit) and CNU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
HSC has more expensive tuition & fees ($52,388) than CNU ($30,988).
It is harder to admit to HSC than CNU.
CNU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than HSC (1,140).
HSC has higher submitted ACT score (27) than CNU (26).
CNU has more students with 4,559 students while HSC has 846 students.
HSC has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while CNU's ratio is 13 to 1.
CNU has more full-time faculties with 287 faculties while HSC has 101 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Hampden-Sydney College and Christopher Newport University.

HSC	vs.	CNU
Hampden-Sydney, Virginia	Location	Newport News, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
$52,388	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$16,351 Out-Of-State$30,988
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	57%
$34,975	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,733

50.00 %	Acceptance Rates	88.01 %
22.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,200
27	ACT Score	26
75 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
81 %	Retention Rate	86 %
846	Student Population	4,559
101	Number of Faculties	287
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	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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