W&L 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.
W&L has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,525) than SU ($36,028).
It is harder to admit to W&L than SU.
SU has more students with 4,260 students while W&L has 2,243 students.
W&L has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while SU's ratio is 11 to 1.
SU has more full-time faculties with 252 faculties while W&L has 251 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Washington and Lee University and Shenandoah University.

W&L	vs.	SU
Lexington, 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
$64,525	2024 Tuition & Fees	$36,028
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	86%
$50,487	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,883

17.36 %	Acceptance Rates	77.84 %
42.40 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.56 %
1,490	SAT Score	-
34	ACT Score	-
94 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
98 %	Retention Rate	83 %
2,243	Student Population	4,260
251	Number of Faculties	252
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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