HSC vs VWC 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.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
HSC has more expensive tuition & fees ($52,388) than VWC ($36,960).
It is harder to admit to HSC than VWC.
VWC has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than HSC (1,140).
VWC has higher submitted ACT score (27) than HSC (27).
VWC has more students with 1,538 students while HSC has 846 students.
HSC has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while VWC's ratio is 13 to 1.
HSC has more full-time faculties with 101 faculties while VWC has 89 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Hampden-Sydney College and Virginia Wesleyan University.

HSC	vs.	VWC
Hampden-Sydney, Virginia	Location	Virginia Beach, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$52,388	2024 Tuition & Fees	$36,960
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$34,975	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,000

50.00 %	Acceptance Rates	70.99 %
22.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.98 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,270
27	ACT Score	28
75 %	Graduation Rate	43 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	35 %
81 %	Retention Rate	69 %
846	Student Population	1,538
101	Number of Faculties	89
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	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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