RMWC vs CNU 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.

RMWC is a private (not-for-profit) and CNU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CNU has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,988) than RMWC ($29,010).
It is harder to admit to CNU than RMWC.
CNU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,100) than RMWC (1,100).
CNU has higher submitted ACT score (22) than RMWC (22).
CNU has more students with 4,559 students while RMWC has 553 students.
RMWC has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while CNU's ratio is 13 to 1.
CNU has more full-time faculties with 287 faculties while RMWC has 67 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Randolph College and Christopher Newport University.

RMWC	vs.	CNU
Lynchburg, Virginia	Location	Newport News, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
$29,010	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$16,351 Out-Of-State$30,988
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	57%
$26,899	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,733

94.94 %	Acceptance Rates	87.96 %
10.89 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.72 %
1,100	SAT Score	1,200
22	ACT Score	26
49 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
23 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
67 %	Retention Rate	86 %
553	Student Population	4,559
67	Number of Faculties	287
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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