VSU vs Sweet Briar College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

VSU is a public and Sweet Briar College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Sweet Briar College has more expensive tuition & fees ($25,110) than VSU ($22,006).
It is harder to admit to Sweet Briar College than VSU.
Sweet Briar College has a higher submitted SAT score (910) than VSU (910).
Sweet Briar College has higher submitted ACT score (18) than VSU (18).
VSU has more students with 4,648 students while Sweet Briar College has 460 students.
Sweet Briar College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while VSU's ratio is 12 to 1.
VSU has more full-time faculties with 272 faculties while Sweet Briar College has 36 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Virginia State University and Sweet Briar College.

VSU	vs.	Sweet Briar College
Petersburg, Virginia	Location	Sweet Briar, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$9,755 Out-Of-State$22,006	2024 Tuition & Fees	$25,110
91%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$11,964	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,706

89.00 %	Acceptance Rates	72.01 %
15.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.99 %
910	SAT Score	1,230
18	ACT Score	25
37 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
73 %	Retention Rate	62 %
4,648	Student Population	460
272	Number of Faculties	36
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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