NSU vs Sweet Briar College

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 Sweet Briar College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Sweet Briar College has more expensive tuition & fees ($25,110) than NSU ($21,412).
It is harder to admit to Sweet Briar College than NSU.
Sweet Briar College has a higher submitted SAT score (980) than NSU (980).
Sweet Briar College has higher submitted ACT score (18) than NSU (18).
NSU has more students with 5,783 students while Sweet Briar College has 460 students.
Sweet Briar College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while NSU's ratio is 18 to 1.
NSU has more full-time faculties with 242 faculties while Sweet Briar College has 36 full-time faculties.

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

NSU	vs.	Sweet Briar College
Norfolk, Virginia	Location	Sweet Briar, 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	$25,110
93%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$11,797	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,706

87.46 %	Acceptance Rates	71.74 %
16.83 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.93 %
980	SAT Score	1,230
18	ACT Score	25
39 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
70 %	Retention Rate	62 %
5,783	Student Population	460
242	Number of Faculties	36
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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