W&L vs UR 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 UR ($62,600).
It is harder to admit to W&L than UR.
W&L has a higher submitted SAT score (1,490) than UR (1,470).
W&L has higher submitted ACT score (34) than UR (33).
UR has more students with 3,876 students while W&L has 2,243 students.
W&L has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while UR's ratio is 8 to 1.
UR has more full-time faculties with 427 faculties while W&L has 251 full-time faculties.

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

W&L	vs.	UR
Lexington, Virginia	Location	University of Richmond, 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	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$64,525	2024 Tuition & Fees	$62,600
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	70%
$50,487	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$41,231

17.36 %	Acceptance Rates	23.31 %
42.40 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.63 %
1,490	SAT Score	1,470
34	ACT Score	33
94 %	Graduation Rate	87 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	8 %
98 %	Retention Rate	92 %
2,243	Student Population	3,876
251	Number of Faculties	427
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 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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