Spelman College vs VSU

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

Spelman College is a private (not-for-profit) and VSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Spelman College has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,058) than VSU ($17,062).
It is harder to admit to Spelman College than VSU.
Spelman College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,180) than VSU (1,030).
Spelman College has higher submitted ACT score (24) than VSU (20).
VSU has more students with 10,209 students while Spelman College has 3,102 students.
Spelman College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while VSU's ratio is 17 to 1.
VSU has more full-time faculties with 413 faculties while Spelman College has 179 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Spelman College and Valdosta State University.

Spelman College	vs.	VSU
Atlanta, Georgia	Location	Valdosta, Georgia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$30,058	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$6,007 Out-Of-State$17,062
79%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$13,030	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,371

34.00 %	Acceptance Rates	83.00 %
19.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	29.01 %
1,180	SAT Score	1,030
24	ACT Score	20
74 %	Graduation Rate	40 %
14 %	Transfer-out Rate	35 %
89 %	Retention Rate	59 %
3,102	Student Population	10,209
179	Number of Faculties	413
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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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