Academic Comparison between UVA-Wise and AiVA

University of Virginia's College at Wise and The Art Institute of Virginia Beach are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. UVA-Wise is a four-year, public school located in Wise, VA and AiVA is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in Virginia Beach, 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 AiVA is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
UVA-Wise has more expensive tuition & fees ($28,010) than AiVA ($20,794).
UVA-Wise has more students with 2,167 students while AiVA has 88 students.
AiVA has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while UVA-Wise's ratio is 14 to 1.
UVA-Wise has more full-time faculties with 109 faculties while AiVA has 2 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

University of Virginia's College at Wise	vs.	The Art Institute of Virginia Beach
Wise, Virginia	Location	Virginia Beach, Virginia
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$11,780 Out-Of-State$28,010	2025 Tuition & Fees	$20,794
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	79%
$9,614	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,877

28.54 %	Acceptance Rates	-
15.12 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,050	SAT Score	-
20	ACT Score	-
47 %	Graduation Rate	39 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
72 %	Retention Rate	-
2,167	Student Population	88
109	Number of Faculties	2
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	-
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	-