Vanderbilt University vs South Carolina

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Vanderbilt University is a private (not-for-profit) and South Carolina is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Vanderbilt University has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,946) than South Carolina ($34,934).
It is harder to admit to Vanderbilt University than South Carolina.
Vanderbilt University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,530) than South Carolina (1,280).
Vanderbilt University has higher submitted ACT score (35) than South Carolina (29).
South Carolina has more students with 35,653 students while Vanderbilt University has 13,710 students.
Vanderbilt University has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while South Carolina's ratio is 18 to 1.
South Carolina has more full-time faculties with 1,693 faculties while Vanderbilt University has 1,249 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Vanderbilt University and University of South Carolina-Columbia.

Vanderbilt University	vs.	South Carolina
Nashville, Tennessee	Location	Columbia, South Carolina
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	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)
$63,946	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,688 Out-Of-State$34,934
66%	% Receiving Financial Aid	93%
$49,056	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,907

6.67 %	Acceptance Rates	64.05 %
52.34 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.33 %
1,530	SAT Score	1,280
35	ACT Score	29
92 %	Graduation Rate	78 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
96 %	Retention Rate	90 %
13,710	Student Population	35,653
1,249	Number of Faculties	1,693
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
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, On-campus daycare

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