URI vs VCU 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, public schools.
VCU has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,817) than URI ($35,804).
It is harder to admit to URI than VCU.
Both URI and VCU have the same submitted SAT scores (1,160).
URI has higher submitted ACT score (28) than VCU (26).
VCU has more students with 28,082 students while URI has 17,473 students.
VCU has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while URI's ratio is 17 to 1.
VCU has more full-time faculties with 2,183 faculties while URI has 772 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Rhode Island and Virginia Commonwealth University.

URI	vs.	VCU
Kingston, Rhode Island	Location	Richmond, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$16,408 Out-Of-State$35,804	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$16,233 Out-Of-State$38,817
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$12,715	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,794

77.00 %	Acceptance Rates	93.00 %
17.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.00 %
1,160	SAT Score	1,160
28	ACT Score	26
71 %	Graduation Rate	64 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	20 %
85 %	Retention Rate	85 %
17,473	Student Population	28,082
772	Number of Faculties	2,183
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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