VUU vs VSU Academic Comparison

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VUU is a private (not-for-profit) and VSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
VSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($22,006) than VUU ($14,880).
It is harder to admit to VSU than VUU.
VSU has a higher submitted SAT score (860) than VUU (860).
VSU has more students with 4,648 students while VUU has 1,860 students.
VSU has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while VUU's ratio is 17 to 1.
VSU has more full-time faculties with 272 faculties while VUU has 70 full-time faculties.

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

VUU	vs.	VSU
Richmond, Virginia	Location	Petersburg, 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	Master's College and University (medium programs)
$14,880	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,755 Out-Of-State$22,006
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	91%
$12,717	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,964

98.02 %	Acceptance Rates	89.00 %
14.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.00 %
860	SAT Score	910
-	ACT Score	18
39 %	Graduation Rate	37 %
33 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
54 %	Retention Rate	73 %
1,860	Student Population	4,648
70	Number of Faculties	272
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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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