VMI vs W&L 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 W&L is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
W&L has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,525) than VMI ($51,186).
It is harder to admit to W&L than VMI.
W&L has a higher submitted SAT score (1,170) than VMI (1,170).
W&L has higher submitted ACT score (25) than VMI (25).
W&L has more students with 2,243 students while VMI has 1,512 students.
W&L has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while VMI's ratio is 10 to 1.
W&L has more full-time faculties with 251 faculties while VMI has 142 full-time faculties.

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

VMI	vs.	W&L
Lexington, Virginia	Location	Lexington, 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	$64,525
65%	% Receiving Financial Aid	63%
$17,109	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$50,487

81.98 %	Acceptance Rates	16.99 %
48.96 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	42.02 %
1,170	SAT Score	1,490
25	ACT Score	34
76 %	Graduation Rate	94 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	98 %
1,512	Student Population	2,243
142	Number of Faculties	251
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	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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