Navy vs BU Academic Comparison

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Navy is a public and BU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
It is harder to admit to Navy than BU.
BU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,310) than Navy (1,310).
BU has higher submitted ACT score (29) than Navy (29).
BU has more students with 36,714 students while Navy has 4,450 students.
Navy has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while BU's ratio is 11 to 1.
BU has more full-time faculties with 3,047 faculties while Navy has 331 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - United States Naval Academy and Boston University.

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Navy	vs.	BU
Annapolis, Maryland	Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State-$1 Out-Of-State-$1	2024 Tuition & Fees	$65,168
-	% Receiving Financial Aid	49%
-	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$46,070

10.75 %	Acceptance Rates	14.37 %
85.18 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	31.32 %
1,310	SAT Score	1,440
29	ACT Score	33
89 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
97 %	Retention Rate	94 %
4,450	Student Population	36,714
331	Number of Faculties	3,047
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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