ODU 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.

ODU 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 ODU ($32,662).
It is harder to admit to ODU than Bridgewater.
Bridgewater has a higher submitted SAT score (1,190) than ODU (1,190).
Bridgewater has higher submitted ACT score (24) than ODU (24).
ODU has more students with 23,107 students while Bridgewater has 1,421 students.
Bridgewater has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while ODU's ratio is 16 to 1.
ODU has more full-time faculties with 844 faculties while Bridgewater has 113 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Old Dominion University and Bridgewater College.

ODU	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
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$12,262 Out-Of-State$32,662	2024 Tuition & Fees	$41,350
64%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$10,682	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$31,606

90.52 %	Acceptance Rates	90.81 %
19.73 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.86 %
1,190	SAT Score	1,210
24	ACT Score	29
44 %	Graduation Rate	49 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
74 %	Retention Rate	75 %
23,107	Student Population	1,421
844	Number of Faculties	113
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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