VMI vs VUU Academic Comparison

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VMI is a public and VUU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
VMI has more expensive tuition & fees ($51,186) than VUU ($14,880).
It is harder to admit to VMI than VUU.
VMI has a higher submitted SAT score (1,170) than VUU (860).
VUU has more students with 1,860 students while VMI has 1,512 students.
VMI has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while VUU's ratio is 17 to 1.
VMI has more full-time faculties with 142 faculties while VUU has 70 full-time faculties.

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

VMI	vs.	VUU
Lexington, Virginia	Location	Richmond, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$20,484 Out-Of-State$51,186	2024 Tuition & Fees	$14,880
65%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$17,109	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$12,717

81.73 %	Acceptance Rates	97.73 %
49.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.32 %
1,170	SAT Score	860
25	ACT Score	-
76 %	Graduation Rate	39 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	33 %
82 %	Retention Rate	54 %
1,512	Student Population	1,860
142	Number of Faculties	70
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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, Placement services

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