W&L vs HSC 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.
W&L has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,525) than HSC ($52,388).
It is harder to admit to W&L than HSC.
W&L has a higher submitted SAT score (1,490) than HSC (1,140).
W&L has higher submitted ACT score (34) than HSC (27).
W&L has more students with 2,243 students while HSC has 846 students.
W&L has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while HSC's ratio is 9 to 1.
W&L has more full-time faculties with 251 faculties while HSC has 101 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Washington and Lee University and Hampden-Sydney College.

W&L	vs.	HSC
Lexington, Virginia	Location	Hampden-Sydney, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$64,525	2024 Tuition & Fees	$52,388
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$50,487	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$34,975

17.36 %	Acceptance Rates	50.13 %
42.40 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.52 %
1,490	SAT Score	1,140
34	ACT Score	27
94 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
98 %	Retention Rate	81 %
2,243	Student Population	846
251	Number of Faculties	101
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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