W&L vs University of Mary Washington

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W&L is a private (not-for-profit) and University of Mary Washington is a public school and both are four-years schools.
W&L has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,525) than University of Mary Washington ($31,479).
It is harder to admit to W&L than University of Mary Washington.
W&L has a higher submitted SAT score (1,490) than University of Mary Washington (1,240).
W&L has higher submitted ACT score (34) than University of Mary Washington (26).
University of Mary Washington has more students with 3,757 students while W&L has 2,243 students.
W&L has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while University of Mary Washington's ratio is 12 to 1.
W&L has more full-time faculties with 251 faculties while University of Mary Washington has 249 full-time faculties.

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

W&L	vs.	University of Mary Washington
Lexington, Virginia	Location	Fredericksburg, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$64,525	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,559 Out-Of-State$31,479
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$50,487	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,883

16.99 %	Acceptance Rates	86.00 %
42.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.01 %
1,490	SAT Score	1,240
34	ACT Score	26
94 %	Graduation Rate	68 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
98 %	Retention Rate	83 %
2,243	Student Population	3,757
251	Number of Faculties	249
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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, Placement services

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