Colorado State vs. Virginia

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, public schools.
Virginia has more expensive tuition & fees ($58,950) than Colorado State ($33,751).
It is harder to admit to Virginia than Colorado State.
Virginia has a higher submitted SAT score (1,180) than Colorado State (1,180).
Virginia has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Colorado State (26).
Colorado State has more students with 33,403 students while Virginia has 26,082 students.
Virginia has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while Colorado State's ratio is 17 to 1.
Virginia has more full-time faculties with 2,484 faculties while Colorado State has 1,646 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Colorado State University-Fort Collins and University of Virginia-Main Campus.

Colorado State	vs.	Virginia
Fort Collins, Colorado	Location	Charlottesville, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$12,896 Out-Of-State$33,751	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$22,323 Out-Of-State$58,950
54%	% Receiving Financial Aid	45%
$11,670	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,989

90.77 %	Acceptance Rates	18.66 %
18.54 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	42.32 %
1,180	SAT Score	1,490
26	ACT Score	33
66 %	Graduation Rate	95 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
86 %	Retention Rate	97 %
33,403	Student Population	26,082
1,646	Number of Faculties	2,484
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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