W&L vs UVA-Wise 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.

W&L is a private (not-for-profit) and UVA-Wise is a public school and both are four-years schools.
W&L has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,525) than UVA-Wise ($32,540).
It is harder to admit to W&L than UVA-Wise.
W&L has a higher submitted SAT score (1,490) than UVA-Wise (1,060).
W&L has higher submitted ACT score (34) than UVA-Wise (23).
W&L has more students with 2,243 students while UVA-Wise has 1,704 students.
W&L has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while UVA-Wise's ratio is 14 to 1.
W&L has more full-time faculties with 251 faculties while UVA-Wise has 103 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Washington and Lee University and University of Virginia's College at Wise.

W&L	vs.	UVA-Wise
Lexington, Virginia	Location	Wise, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$64,525	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,656 Out-Of-State$32,540
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
$50,487	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,719

16.99 %	Acceptance Rates	93.99 %
42.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.97 %
1,490	SAT Score	1,060
34	ACT Score	23
94 %	Graduation Rate	44 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
98 %	Retention Rate	70 %
2,243	Student Population	1,704
251	Number of Faculties	103
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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