VMI vs CNU 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.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
VMI has more expensive tuition & fees ($51,186) than CNU ($30,988).
It is harder to admit to VMI than CNU.
CNU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,170) than VMI (1,170).
CNU has higher submitted ACT score (25) than VMI (25).
CNU has more students with 4,559 students while VMI has 1,512 students.
VMI has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while CNU's ratio is 13 to 1.
CNU has more full-time faculties with 287 faculties while VMI has 142 full-time faculties.

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

VMI	vs.	CNU
Lexington, Virginia	Location	Newport News, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$20,484 Out-Of-State$51,186	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$16,351 Out-Of-State$30,988
65%	% Receiving Financial Aid	57%
$17,109	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,733

81.98 %	Acceptance Rates	88.01 %
48.96 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
1,170	SAT Score	1,200
25	ACT Score	26
76 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	86 %
1,512	Student Population	4,559
142	Number of Faculties	287
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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