Roanoke College vs VWC

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

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
VWC has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,960) than Roanoke College ($36,774).
It is harder to admit to VWC than Roanoke College.
VWC has a higher submitted SAT score (1,180) than Roanoke College (1,180).
VWC has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Roanoke College (26).
Roanoke College has more students with 1,826 students while VWC has 1,538 students.
Roanoke College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while VWC's ratio is 13 to 1.
Roanoke College has more full-time faculties with 164 faculties while VWC has 89 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Roanoke College and Virginia Wesleyan University.

Roanoke College	vs.	VWC
Salem, Virginia	Location	Virginia Beach, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$36,774	2024 Tuition & Fees	$36,960
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$32,295	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,000

80.07 %	Acceptance Rates	71.29 %
9.71 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.74 %
1,180	SAT Score	1,270
26	ACT Score	28
71 %	Graduation Rate	43 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	35 %
74 %	Retention Rate	69 %
1,826	Student Population	1,538
164	Number of Faculties	89
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, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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