UVA vs Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UVA has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,633) than Bridgewater ($41,350).
It is harder to admit to UVA than Bridgewater.
UVA has a higher submitted SAT score (1,490) than Bridgewater (1,210).
UVA has higher submitted ACT score (33) than Bridgewater (29).
UVA has more students with 26,082 students while Bridgewater has 1,421 students.
Bridgewater has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while UVA's ratio is 15 to 1.
UVA has more full-time faculties with 2,484 faculties while Bridgewater has 113 full-time faculties.

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

UVA	vs.	Bridgewater
Charlottesville, Virginia	Location	Bridgewater, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$22,323 Out-Of-State$59,633	2024 Tuition & Fees	$41,350
45%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$23,989	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,602

17.00 %	Acceptance Rates	90.99 %
42.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.00 %
1,490	SAT Score	1,210
33	ACT Score	29
95 %	Graduation Rate	57 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
97 %	Retention Rate	75 %
26,082	Student Population	1,421
2,484	Number of Faculties	113
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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

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