VUU vs JMU 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 JMU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
JMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,790) than VUU ($14,880).
It is harder to admit to JMU than VUU.
JMU has a higher submitted SAT score (860) than VUU (860).
JMU has more students with 22,224 students while VUU has 1,860 students.
JMU has more full-time faculties with 1,060 faculties while VUU has 70 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Virginia Union University and James Madison University.

VUU	vs.	JMU
Richmond, Virginia	Location	Harrisonburg, 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 (high research activity)
$14,880	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,576 Out-Of-State$30,790
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	35%
$12,717	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,388

97.73 %	Acceptance Rates	76.25 %
15.32 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.06 %
860	SAT Score	1,240
-	ACT Score	27
39 %	Graduation Rate	81 %
33 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
54 %	Retention Rate	89 %
1,860	Student Population	22,224
70	Number of Faculties	1,060
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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