UVA-Wise vs HSC 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.

UVA-Wise is a public and HSC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
HSC has more expensive tuition & fees ($52,388) than UVA-Wise ($32,540).
It is harder to admit to HSC than UVA-Wise.
HSC has a higher submitted SAT score (1,060) than UVA-Wise (1,060).
HSC has higher submitted ACT score (23) than UVA-Wise (23).
UVA-Wise has more students with 1,704 students while HSC has 846 students.
HSC has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while UVA-Wise's ratio is 14 to 1.
UVA-Wise has more full-time faculties with 103 faculties while HSC has 101 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Virginia's College at Wise and Hampden-Sydney College.

UVA-Wise	vs.	HSC
Wise, Virginia	Location	Hampden-Sydney, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$11,656 Out-Of-State$32,540	2024 Tuition & Fees	$52,388
65%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$11,719	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$34,975

93.99 %	Acceptance Rates	50.00 %
21.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.03 %
1,060	SAT Score	1,140
23	ACT Score	27
44 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
70 %	Retention Rate	81 %
1,704	Student Population	846
103	Number of Faculties	101
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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