NSU vs Bridgewater 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.

NSU is a public and Bridgewater is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Bridgewater has more expensive tuition & fees ($41,350) than NSU ($21,412).
It is harder to admit to NSU than Bridgewater.
Bridgewater has a higher submitted SAT score (980) than NSU (980).
Bridgewater has higher submitted ACT score (18) than NSU (18).
NSU has more students with 5,783 students while Bridgewater has 1,421 students.
Bridgewater has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while NSU's ratio is 18 to 1.
NSU has more full-time faculties with 242 faculties while Bridgewater has 113 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Norfolk State University and Bridgewater College.

NSU	vs.	Bridgewater
Norfolk, Virginia	Location	Bridgewater, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$9,910 Out-Of-State$21,412	2024 Tuition & Fees	$41,350
93%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$11,797	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,602

87.46 %	Acceptance Rates	90.81 %
16.83 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.86 %
980	SAT Score	1,210
18	ACT Score	29
39 %	Graduation Rate	57 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
70 %	Retention Rate	75 %
5,783	Student Population	1,421
242	Number of Faculties	113
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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