ODU vs W&L 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 W&L is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
W&L has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,525) than ODU ($32,662).
It is harder to admit to W&L than ODU.
W&L has a higher submitted SAT score (1,190) than ODU (1,190).
W&L has higher submitted ACT score (24) than ODU (24).
ODU has more students with 23,107 students while W&L has 2,243 students.
W&L has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while ODU's ratio is 16 to 1.
ODU has more full-time faculties with 844 faculties while W&L has 251 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Old Dominion University and Washington and Lee University.

ODU	vs.	W&L
Norfolk, Virginia	Location	Lexington, 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	$64,525
61%	% Receiving Financial Aid	63%
$8,858	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$50,487

90.52 %	Acceptance Rates	17.36 %
19.73 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	42.40 %
1,190	SAT Score	1,490
24	ACT Score	34
48 %	Graduation Rate	94 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
74 %	Retention Rate	98 %
23,107	Student Population	2,243
844	Number of Faculties	251
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, 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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