VMI vs Bridgewater 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.

VMI is a public and Bridgewater is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
VMI has more expensive tuition & fees ($51,186) than Bridgewater ($41,350).
It is harder to admit to VMI than Bridgewater.
Bridgewater has a higher submitted SAT score (1,170) than VMI (1,170).
Bridgewater has higher submitted ACT score (25) than VMI (25).
VMI has more students with 1,512 students while Bridgewater has 1,421 students.
VMI has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Bridgewater's ratio is 13 to 1.
VMI has more full-time faculties with 142 faculties while Bridgewater has 113 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Virginia Military Institute and Bridgewater College.

VMI	vs.	Bridgewater
Lexington, Virginia	Location	Bridgewater, 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	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$20,484 Out-Of-State$51,186	2024 Tuition & Fees	$41,350
65%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$17,109	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,602

81.98 %	Acceptance Rates	90.99 %
48.96 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.00 %
1,170	SAT Score	1,210
25	ACT Score	29
76 %	Graduation Rate	57 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	75 %
1,512	Student Population	1,421
142	Number of Faculties	113
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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