HSC vs UVA-Wise 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 UVA-Wise is a public school and both are four-years schools.
HSC has more expensive tuition & fees ($52,388) than UVA-Wise ($32,540).
It is harder to admit to HSC than UVA-Wise.
HSC has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than UVA-Wise (1,060).
HSC has higher submitted ACT score (27) than UVA-Wise (23).
UVA-Wise has more students with 1,704 students while HSC has 846 students.
HSC has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while UVA-Wise's ratio is 14 to 1.
UVA-Wise has more full-time faculties with 103 faculties while HSC has 101 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Hampden-Sydney College and University of Virginia's College at Wise.

HSC	vs.	UVA-Wise
Hampden-Sydney, Virginia	Location	Wise, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$52,388	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,656 Out-Of-State$32,540
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
$34,975	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,719

50.00 %	Acceptance Rates	93.99 %
22.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.97 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,060
27	ACT Score	23
75 %	Graduation Rate	44 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
81 %	Retention Rate	70 %
846	Student Population	1,704
101	Number of Faculties	103
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 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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