VWC vs AiVA 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.

VWC is a private (not-for-profit) and AiVA is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
VWC has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,960) than AiVA ($20,794).
VWC has more students with 1,538 students while AiVA has 88 students.
AiVA has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while VWC's ratio is 13 to 1.
VWC has more full-time faculties with 89 faculties while AiVA has 2 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Virginia Wesleyan University and The Art Institute of Virginia Beach.

VWC	vs.	AiVA
Virginia Beach, Virginia	Location	Virginia Beach, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$36,960	2024 Tuition & Fees	$20,794
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	79%
$27,000	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,877

71.29 %	Acceptance Rates	-
19.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,270	SAT Score	-
28	ACT Score	-
43 %	Graduation Rate	39 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
69 %	Retention Rate	-
1,538	Student Population	88
89	Number of Faculties	2
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	-
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	-

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