W&L vs VSU 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 VSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
W&L has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,525) than VSU ($22,006).
It is harder to admit to W&L than VSU.
W&L has a higher submitted SAT score (1,490) than VSU (910).
W&L has higher submitted ACT score (34) than VSU (18).
VSU has more students with 4,648 students while W&L has 2,243 students.
W&L has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while VSU's ratio is 12 to 1.
VSU has more full-time faculties with 272 faculties while W&L has 251 full-time faculties.

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

W&L	vs.	VSU
Lexington, Virginia	Location	Petersburg, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
$64,525	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,755 Out-Of-State$22,006
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	91%
$50,487	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,964

17.36 %	Acceptance Rates	89.10 %
42.40 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.37 %
1,490	SAT Score	910
34	ACT Score	18
94 %	Graduation Rate	37 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
98 %	Retention Rate	73 %
2,243	Student Population	4,648
251	Number of Faculties	272
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, 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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