La Salle University vs VCU

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

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La Salle University is a private (not-for-profit) and VCU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
VCU has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,657) than La Salle University ($33,150).
It is harder to admit to La Salle University than VCU.
VCU has more students with 29,070 students while La Salle University has 4,624 students.
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 - La Salle University and Virginia Commonwealth University.

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La Salle UniversityVCU

La Salle University	vs.	VCU
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Location	Richmond, Virginia
four-years, private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, public
Doctor's degree - professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$33,150	Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,319 Out-Of-State$36,657
88% ($18,492)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	59% ($11,276)
$18,492	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,276
79.27 %	Acceptance Rates	83.90 %
20.21 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.28 %
-	SAT Score	1,185
-	ACT Score	25
65 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
78 %	Retention Rate	83 %
4,624	Student Population	29,070
196	Number of Faculties	2,183
13 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	18 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
Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare