W&L vs VMI 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 VMI is a public school and both are four-years schools.
W&L has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,525) than VMI ($51,186).
It is harder to admit to W&L than VMI.
W&L has a higher submitted SAT score (1,490) than VMI (1,170).
W&L has higher submitted ACT score (34) than VMI (25).
W&L has more students with 2,243 students while VMI has 1,512 students.
W&L has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while VMI's ratio is 10 to 1.
W&L has more full-time faculties with 251 faculties while VMI has 142 full-time faculties.

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

W&L	vs.	VMI
Lexington, Virginia	Location	Lexington, 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$20,484 Out-Of-State$51,186
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
$50,487	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$17,109

16.99 %	Acceptance Rates	81.98 %
42.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	48.96 %
1,490	SAT Score	1,170
34	ACT Score	25
94 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
98 %	Retention Rate	82 %
2,243	Student Population	1,512
251	Number of Faculties	142
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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