VMI vs VWC 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 VWC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
VMI has more expensive tuition & fees ($51,186) than VWC ($36,960).
It is harder to admit to VWC than VMI.
VWC has a higher submitted SAT score (1,170) than VMI (1,170).
VWC has higher submitted ACT score (25) than VMI (25).
VWC has more students with 1,538 students while VMI has 1,512 students.
VMI has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while VWC's ratio is 13 to 1.
VMI has more full-time faculties with 142 faculties while VWC has 89 full-time faculties.

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

VMI	vs.	VWC
Lexington, Virginia	Location	Virginia Beach, 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	$36,960
65%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$17,109	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,000

81.98 %	Acceptance Rates	70.99 %
48.96 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.98 %
1,170	SAT Score	1,270
25	ACT Score	28
76 %	Graduation Rate	43 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	35 %
82 %	Retention Rate	69 %
1,512	Student Population	1,538
142	Number of Faculties	89
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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

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