URI vs VCU

Compare two rival schools - University of Rhode Island and Virginia Commonwealth University with tuition and admission information where URI is a four-years, public located in Kingston, RI and VCU is a four-years, public located in Richmond, VA.

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Both are four-years, public schools.
VCU has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,657) than URI ($33,354).
It is harder to admit to URI than VCU.
URI has a higher submitted SAT score (1,190) than VCU (1,185).
URI has higher submitted ACT score (28) than VCU (25).
VCU has more students with 29,070 students while URI has 17,649 students.
VCU has more full-time faculties with 2,183 faculties while URI has 772 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Rhode Island and Virginia Commonwealth University.

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URI	vs.	VCU
Kingston, Rhode Island	Location	Richmond, Virginia
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, public
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$15,332 Out-Of-State$33,354	Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,319 Out-Of-State$36,657
69% ($11,835)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	59% ($11,276)
$11,835	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,276
70.06 %	Acceptance Rates	83.90 %
20.66 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.28 %
1,190	SAT Score	1,185
28	ACT Score	25
70 %	Graduation Rate	68 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
85 %	Retention Rate	83 %
17,649	Student Population	29,070
772	Number of Faculties	2,183
17 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare