SVU 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.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
W&L has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,525) than SVU ($20,040).
It is harder to admit to W&L than SVU.
W&L has a higher submitted SAT score (1,150) than SVU (1,150).
W&L has higher submitted ACT score (21) than SVU (21).
W&L has more students with 2,243 students while SVU has 1,053 students.
W&L has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while SVU's ratio is 17 to 1.
W&L has more full-time faculties with 251 faculties while SVU has 65 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Southern Virginia University and Washington and Lee University.

SVU	vs.	W&L
Buena Vista, Virginia	Location	Lexington, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$20,040	2024 Tuition & Fees	$64,525
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	63%
$11,482	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$50,487

99.64 %	Acceptance Rates	17.36 %
26.89 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	42.40 %
1,150	SAT Score	1,490
21	ACT Score	34
46 %	Graduation Rate	94 %
13 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
67 %	Retention Rate	98 %
1,053	Student Population	2,243
65	Number of Faculties	251
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Study Abroad, 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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