VUU vs SU 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.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
SU has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,028) than VUU ($14,880).
It is harder to admit to SU than VUU.
SU has more students with 4,260 students while VUU has 1,860 students.
SU has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while VUU's ratio is 17 to 1.
SU has more full-time faculties with 252 faculties while VUU has 70 full-time faculties.

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

VUU	vs.	SU
Richmond, Virginia	Location	Winchester, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$14,880	2024 Tuition & Fees	$36,028
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	86%
$12,717	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,883

98.02 %	Acceptance Rates	78.00 %
14.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.00 %
860	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
39 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
33 %	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
54 %	Retention Rate	83 %
1,860	Student Population	4,260
70	Number of Faculties	252
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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