ODU 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.

ODU is a public and Sweet Briar College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
ODU has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,662) than Sweet Briar College ($25,110).
It is harder to admit to Sweet Briar College than ODU.
Sweet Briar College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,190) than ODU (1,190).
Sweet Briar College has higher submitted ACT score (24) than ODU (24).
ODU has more students with 23,107 students while Sweet Briar College has 460 students.
Sweet Briar College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while ODU's ratio is 16 to 1.
ODU has more full-time faculties with 844 faculties while Sweet Briar College has 36 full-time faculties.

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

ODU	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
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$12,262 Out-Of-State$32,662	2024 Tuition & Fees	$25,110
61%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$8,858	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,706

91.00 %	Acceptance Rates	72.01 %
20.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.99 %
1,190	SAT Score	1,230
24	ACT Score	25
48 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
74 %	Retention Rate	62 %
23,107	Student Population	460
844	Number of Faculties	36
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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