Sweet Briar 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.

Sweet Briar College is a private (not-for-profit) and VSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Sweet Briar College has more expensive tuition & fees ($25,110) than VSU ($22,006).
It is harder to admit to Sweet Briar College than VSU.
Sweet Briar College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,230) than VSU (910).
Sweet Briar College has higher submitted ACT score (25) than VSU (18).
VSU has more students with 4,648 students while Sweet Briar College has 460 students.
Sweet Briar College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while VSU's ratio is 12 to 1.
VSU has more full-time faculties with 272 faculties while Sweet Briar College has 36 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Sweet Briar College and Virginia State University.

Sweet Briar College	vs.	VSU
Sweet Briar, Virginia	Location	Petersburg, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
$25,110	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,755 Out-Of-State$22,006
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	91%
$13,706	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,964

72.01 %	Acceptance Rates	89.00 %
16.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.00 %
1,230	SAT Score	910
25	ACT Score	18
61 %	Graduation Rate	37 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
62 %	Retention Rate	73 %
460	Student Population	4,648
36	Number of Faculties	272
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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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