VUU vs GMU 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.

VUU is a private (not-for-profit) and GMU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
GMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($37,979) than VUU ($14,880).
It is harder to admit to GMU than VUU.
GMU has a higher submitted SAT score (860) than VUU (860).
GMU has more students with 39,049 students while VUU has 1,860 students.
GMU has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while VUU's ratio is 17 to 1.
GMU has more full-time faculties with 1,399 faculties while VUU has 70 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Virginia Union University and George Mason University.

VUU	vs.	GMU
Richmond, Virginia	Location	Fairfax, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$14,880	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,815 Out-Of-State$37,979
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$12,717	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,810

97.73 %	Acceptance Rates	88.83 %
15.32 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.19 %
860	SAT Score	1,240
-	ACT Score	28
39 %	Graduation Rate	70 %
33 %	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
54 %	Retention Rate	85 %
1,860	Student Population	39,049
70	Number of Faculties	1,399
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	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, On-campus daycare

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