VMI vs Bluefield University

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VMI is a public and Bluefield University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
VMI has more expensive tuition & fees ($51,186) than Bluefield University ($29,696).
It is harder to admit to Bluefield University than VMI.
VMI has more students with 1,512 students while Bluefield University has 991 students.
VMI has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Bluefield University's ratio is 15 to 1.
VMI has more full-time faculties with 142 faculties while Bluefield University has 46 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Virginia Military Institute and Bluefield University.

VMI	vs.	Bluefield University
Lexington, Virginia	Location	Bluefield, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
In-State$20,484 Out-Of-State$51,186	2024 Tuition & Fees	$29,696
65%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$17,109	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,559

81.73 %	Acceptance Rates	62.72 %
49.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	27.15 %
1,170	SAT Score	-
25	ACT Score	-
76 %	Graduation Rate	31 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	27 %
82 %	Retention Rate	58 %
1,512	Student Population	991
142	Number of Faculties	46
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Placement services

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