UVA vs BC 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 is a public and BC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
BC has more expensive tuition & fees ($67,680) than UVA ($59,633).
It is harder to admit to BC than UVA.
Both UVA and BC have the same submitted SAT scores (1,490).
BC has higher submitted ACT score (33) than UVA (33).
UVA has more students with 26,082 students while BC has 15,287 students.
BC has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while UVA's ratio is 15 to 1.
UVA has more full-time faculties with 2,484 faculties while BC has 882 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Virginia-Main Campus and Boston College.

UVA	vs.	BC
Charlottesville, Virginia	Location	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$22,323 Out-Of-State$59,633	2024 Tuition & Fees	$67,680
45%	% Receiving Financial Aid	44%
$23,989	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$47,075

17.00 %	Acceptance Rates	16.00 %
42.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	41.00 %
1,490	SAT Score	1,490
33	ACT Score	34
95 %	Graduation Rate	90 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	6 %
97 %	Retention Rate	95 %
26,082	Student Population	15,287
2,484	Number of Faculties	882
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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