W&L vs SVU 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 SVU ($20,040).
It is harder to admit to W&L than SVU.
W&L has a higher submitted SAT score (1,490) than SVU (1,150).
W&L has higher submitted ACT score (34) than SVU (21).
W&L has more students with 2,243 students while SVU has 1,053 students.
W&L has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while SVU's ratio is 17 to 1.
W&L has more full-time faculties with 251 faculties while SVU has 65 full-time faculties.

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

W&L	vs.	SVU
Lexington, Virginia	Location	Buena Vista, 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	$20,040
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$50,487	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,482

17.36 %	Acceptance Rates	99.64 %
42.40 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	26.89 %
1,490	SAT Score	1,150
34	ACT Score	21
94 %	Graduation Rate	46 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	13 %
98 %	Retention Rate	67 %
2,243	Student Population	1,053
251	Number of Faculties	65
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	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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