VSU vs CAU 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.

VSU is a public and CAU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
CAU has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,446) than VSU ($17,062).
It is harder to admit to CAU than VSU.
VSU has more students with 10,209 students while CAU has 4,000 students.
CAU has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while VSU's ratio is 17 to 1.
VSU has more full-time faculties with 413 faculties while CAU has 177 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Valdosta State University and Clark Atlanta University.

VSU	vs.	CAU
Valdosta, Georgia	Location	Atlanta, Georgia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$6,007 Out-Of-State$17,062	2024 Tuition & Fees	$26,446
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	87%
$8,371	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,498

83.00 %	Acceptance Rates	65.00 %
29.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	6.00 %
1,030	SAT Score	-
20	ACT Score	-
40 %	Graduation Rate	46 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
59 %	Retention Rate	71 %
10,209	Student Population	4,000
413	Number of Faculties	177
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, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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