W&L vs VUU 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 VUU ($14,880).
It is harder to admit to W&L than VUU.
W&L has a higher submitted SAT score (1,490) than VUU (860).
W&L has more students with 2,243 students while VUU has 1,860 students.
W&L has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while VUU's ratio is 17 to 1.
W&L has more full-time faculties with 251 faculties while VUU has 70 full-time faculties.

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

W&L	vs.	VUU
Lexington, Virginia	Location	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	$14,880
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$50,487	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$12,717

17.36 %	Acceptance Rates	97.73 %
42.40 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.32 %
1,490	SAT Score	860
34	ACT Score	-
94 %	Graduation Rate	39 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	33 %
98 %	Retention Rate	54 %
2,243	Student Population	1,860
251	Number of Faculties	70
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 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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