Roanoke College vs CNU

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Roanoke College is a private (not-for-profit) and CNU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Roanoke College has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,774) than CNU ($30,988).
It is harder to admit to Roanoke College than CNU.
CNU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,180) than Roanoke College (1,180).
Both Roanoke College and CNU have the same submitted ACT scores (26).
CNU has more students with 4,559 students while Roanoke College has 1,826 students.
Roanoke College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while CNU's ratio is 13 to 1.
CNU has more full-time faculties with 287 faculties while Roanoke College has 164 full-time faculties.

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

Roanoke College	vs.	CNU
Salem, 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)
$36,774	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$16,351 Out-Of-State$30,988
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	57%
$32,295	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,733

80.07 %	Acceptance Rates	87.96 %
9.71 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.72 %
1,180	SAT Score	1,200
26	ACT Score	26
71 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
74 %	Retention Rate	86 %
1,826	Student Population	4,559
164	Number of Faculties	287
11 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, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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