VUU vs VCU 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 VCU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
VCU has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,817) than VUU ($14,880).
It is harder to admit to VCU than VUU.
VCU has a higher submitted SAT score (860) than VUU (860).
VCU has more students with 28,082 students while VUU has 1,860 students.
VCU has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while VUU's ratio is 17 to 1.
VCU has more full-time faculties with 2,183 faculties while VUU has 70 full-time faculties.

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

VUU	vs.	VCU
Richmond, Virginia	Location	Richmond, 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$16,233 Out-Of-State$38,817
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$12,717	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,794

98.02 %	Acceptance Rates	93.00 %
14.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.00 %
860	SAT Score	1,160
-	ACT Score	26
39 %	Graduation Rate	64 %
33 %	Transfer-out Rate	20 %
54 %	Retention Rate	85 %
1,860	Student Population	28,082
70	Number of Faculties	2,183
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

See Full Comparison