UVA vs VWC 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 VWC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UVA has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,633) than VWC ($36,960).
It is harder to admit to UVA than VWC.
UVA has a higher submitted SAT score (1,490) than VWC (1,270).
UVA has higher submitted ACT score (33) than VWC (28).
UVA has more students with 26,082 students while VWC has 1,538 students.
VWC 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 VWC has 89 full-time faculties.

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

UVA	vs.	VWC
Charlottesville, Virginia	Location	Virginia Beach, 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	$36,960
45%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$23,989	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,000

16.86 %	Acceptance Rates	71.29 %
41.60 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.74 %
1,490	SAT Score	1,270
33	ACT Score	28
95 %	Graduation Rate	43 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	35 %
97 %	Retention Rate	69 %
26,082	Student Population	1,538
2,484	Number of Faculties	89
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), 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

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