VCU vs La Salle University

Compare two rival schools - Virginia Commonwealth University and La Salle University with tuition and admission information where VCU is a four-years, public located in Richmond, VA and La Salle University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Philadelphia, PA.

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VCU is a public and La Salle University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
VCU has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,042) than La Salle University ($35,570).
It is harder to admit to VCU than La Salle University.
VCU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,160) than La Salle University (1,140).
VCU has more students with 28,082 students while La Salle University has 4,049 students.
La Salle University has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while VCU's ratio is 16 to 1.
VCU has more full-time faculties with 2,183 faculties while La Salle University has 196 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Virginia Commonwealth University and La Salle University.

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VCU	vs.	La Salle University
Richmond, Virginia	Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$16,458 Out-Of-State$39,042	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,570
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$11,794	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,196

91.00 %	Acceptance Rates	94.25 %
25.10 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.33 %
1,160	SAT Score	1,140
26	ACT Score	-
64 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
20 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
85 %	Retention Rate	69 %
28,082	Student Population	4,049
2,183	Number of Faculties	196
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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