BU vs UVA Academic Comparison

BU vs UVA

Compare two rival schools - Boston University and University of Virginia-Main Campus with tuition and admission information where BU is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Boston, MA and UVA is a four-years, public located in Charlottesville, VA.

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BU is a private (not-for-profit) and UVA is a public school and both are four-years schools.
BU has more expensive tuition & fees ($65,168) than UVA ($58,950).
It is harder to admit to BU than UVA.
UVA has a higher submitted SAT score (1,440) than BU (1,440).
Both BU and UVA have the same submitted ACT scores (33).
BU has more students with 36,714 students while UVA has 26,082 students.
BU has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while UVA's ratio is 15 to 1.
BU has more full-time faculties with 3,047 faculties while UVA has 2,484 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Boston University and University of Virginia-Main Campus.

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BU	vs.	UVA
Boston, Massachusetts	Location	Charlottesville, Virginia
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)
$65,168	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$22,323 Out-Of-State$58,950
49%	% Receiving Financial Aid	45%
$46,070	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,989

14.37 %	Acceptance Rates	18.66 %
31.32 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	42.32 %
1,440	SAT Score	1,490
33	ACT Score	33
88 %	Graduation Rate	95 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
94 %	Retention Rate	97 %
36,714	Student Population	26,082
3,047	Number of Faculties	2,484
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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