UR vs GMU

Compare two rival schools - University of Richmond and George Mason University with tuition and admission information where UR is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in University of Richmond, VA and GMU is a four-years, public located in Fairfax, VA.

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UR is a private (not-for-profit) and GMU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
UR has more expensive tuition & fees ($58,570) than GMU ($36,579).
It is harder to admit to UR than GMU.
GMU has more students with 38,628 students while UR has 3,890 students.
GMU has more full-time faculties with 1,399 faculties while UR has 427 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Richmond and George Mason University.

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UR	vs.	GMU
University of Richmond, Virginia	Location	Fairfax, 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
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$58,570	Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,119 Out-Of-State$36,579
63% ($41,240)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	57% ($8,675)
$41,240	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,675
32.97 %	Acceptance Rates	81.32 %
24.27 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.59 %
-	SAT Score	1,245
-	ACT Score	28
89 %	Graduation Rate	70 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	16 %
92 %	Retention Rate	84 %
3,890	Student Population	38,628
427	Number of Faculties	1,399
8 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	16 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare