VCU vs Sweet Briar College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

VCU is a public and Sweet Briar College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
VCU has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,817) than Sweet Briar College ($25,110).
It is harder to admit to Sweet Briar College than VCU.
Sweet Briar College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,160) than VCU (1,160).
VCU has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Sweet Briar College (25).
VCU has more students with 28,082 students while Sweet Briar College has 460 students.
Sweet Briar College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while VCU's ratio is 16 to 1.
VCU has more full-time faculties with 2,183 faculties while Sweet Briar College has 36 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Virginia Commonwealth University and Sweet Briar College.

VCU	vs.	Sweet Briar College
Richmond, Virginia	Location	Sweet Briar, 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$16,233 Out-Of-State$38,817	2024 Tuition & Fees	$25,110
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$11,794	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,706

93.00 %	Acceptance Rates	72.01 %
25.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.99 %
1,160	SAT Score	1,230
26	ACT Score	25
64 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
20 %	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
85 %	Retention Rate	62 %
28,082	Student Population	460
2,183	Number of Faculties	36
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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