SU vs VWC 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.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
VWC has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,960) than SU ($36,028).
It is harder to admit to VWC than SU.
SU has more students with 4,260 students while VWC has 1,538 students.
SU has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while VWC's ratio is 13 to 1.
SU has more full-time faculties with 252 faculties while VWC has 89 full-time faculties.

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

SU	vs.	VWC
Winchester, Virginia	Location	Virginia Beach, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$36,028	2024 Tuition & Fees	$36,960
86%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$22,883	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,000

77.84 %	Acceptance Rates	71.29 %
16.56 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.74 %
-	SAT Score	1,270
-	ACT Score	28
62 %	Graduation Rate	43 %
14 %	Transfer-out Rate	35 %
83 %	Retention Rate	69 %
4,260	Student Population	1,538
252	Number of Faculties	89
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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