UVA vs W&L 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 W&L is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
W&L has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,525) than UVA ($59,633).
It is harder to admit to UVA than W&L.
Both UVA and W&L have the same submitted SAT scores (1,490).
W&L has higher submitted ACT score (33) than UVA (33).
UVA has more students with 26,082 students while W&L has 2,243 students.
W&L has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while UVA's ratio is 15 to 1.
UVA has more full-time faculties with 2,484 faculties while W&L has 251 full-time faculties.

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

UVA	vs.	W&L
Charlottesville, Virginia	Location	Lexington, Virginia
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	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$22,323 Out-Of-State$59,633	2024 Tuition & Fees	$64,525
45%	% Receiving Financial Aid	63%
$23,989	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$50,487

16.86 %	Acceptance Rates	17.36 %
41.60 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	42.40 %
1,490	SAT Score	1,490
33	ACT Score	34
95 %	Graduation Rate	94 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
97 %	Retention Rate	98 %
26,082	Student Population	2,243
2,484	Number of Faculties	251
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad, 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

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