W&L vs VWC 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 VWC ($36,960).
It is harder to admit to W&L than VWC.
W&L has a higher submitted SAT score (1,490) than VWC (1,270).
W&L has higher submitted ACT score (34) than VWC (28).
W&L has more students with 2,243 students while VWC has 1,538 students.
W&L has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while VWC's ratio is 13 to 1.
W&L has more full-time faculties with 251 faculties while VWC has 89 full-time faculties.

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

W&L	vs.	VWC
Lexington, Virginia	Location	Virginia Beach, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$64,525	2024 Tuition & Fees	$36,960
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$50,487	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,000

16.99 %	Acceptance Rates	70.99 %
42.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.98 %
1,490	SAT Score	1,270
34	ACT Score	28
94 %	Graduation Rate	43 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	35 %
98 %	Retention Rate	69 %
2,243	Student Population	1,538
251	Number of Faculties	89
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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

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