ODU vs VUU 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 VUU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
ODU has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,662) than VUU ($14,880).
It is harder to admit to ODU than VUU.
ODU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,190) than VUU (860).
ODU has more students with 23,107 students while VUU has 1,860 students.
ODU has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while VUU's ratio is 17 to 1.
ODU has more full-time faculties with 844 faculties while VUU has 70 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Old Dominion University and Virginia Union University.

ODU	vs.	VUU
Norfolk, Virginia	Location	Richmond, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor'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	$14,880
61%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$8,858	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$12,717

90.52 %	Acceptance Rates	97.73 %
19.73 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.32 %
1,190	SAT Score	860
24	ACT Score	-
48 %	Graduation Rate	39 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	33 %
74 %	Retention Rate	54 %
23,107	Student Population	1,860
844	Number of Faculties	70
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	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, Placement services

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