Sweet Briar 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.

Sweet Briar College is a private (not-for-profit) and CNU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CNU has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,988) than Sweet Briar College ($25,110).
It is harder to admit to Sweet Briar College than CNU.
Sweet Briar College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,230) than CNU (1,200).
CNU has higher submitted ACT score (25) than Sweet Briar College (25).
CNU has more students with 4,559 students while Sweet Briar College has 460 students.
Sweet Briar College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while CNU's ratio is 13 to 1.
CNU has more full-time faculties with 287 faculties while Sweet Briar College has 36 full-time faculties.

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

Sweet Briar College	vs.	CNU
Sweet Briar, 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)
$25,110	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$16,351 Out-Of-State$30,988
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	57%
$13,706	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,733

72.01 %	Acceptance Rates	88.01 %
16.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
1,230	SAT Score	1,200
25	ACT Score	26
61 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
62 %	Retention Rate	86 %
460	Student Population	4,559
36	Number of Faculties	287
8 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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