Academic Comparison between UVA-Wise and SVU

University of Virginia's College at Wise and Southern Virginia University are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. UVA-Wise is a four-year, public school located in Wise, VA and SVU is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Buena Vista, VA.

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

UVA-Wise is a public and SVU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
UVA-Wise has more expensive tuition & fees ($28,010) than SVU ($21,030).
It is harder to admit to UVA-Wise than SVU.
UVA-Wise has more students with 2,167 students while SVU has 936 students.
UVA-Wise has more full-time faculties with 109 faculties while SVU has 53 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

University of Virginia's College at Wise	vs.	Southern Virginia University
Wise, Virginia	Location	Buena Vista, Virginia
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$11,780 Out-Of-State$28,010	2025 Tuition & Fees	$21,030
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$9,614	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,839

28.54 %	Acceptance Rates	96.42 %
15.12 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.44 %
1,050	SAT Score	-
20	ACT Score	-
47 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
72 %	Retention Rate	74 %
2,167	Student Population	936
109	Number of Faculties	53
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services