UVA vs Boston College

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

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UVA is a public and Boston College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Boston College has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,706) than UVA ($53,626).
It is harder to admit to UVA than Boston College.
Boston College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,440) than UVA (1,440).
Both UVA and Boston College have the same submitted ACT scores (34).
UVA has more students with 25,628 students while Boston College has 14,934 students.
UVA has more full-time faculties with 2,484 faculties while Boston College has 882 full-time faculties.

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

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UVABoston College

UVA	vs.	Boston College
Charlottesville, Virginia	Location	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$19,244 Out-Of-State$53,626	Tuition & Fees	$61,706
48% ($20,125)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	48% ($43,028)
$20,125	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$43,028
27.35 %	Acceptance Rates	32.41 %
37.66 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	26.15 %
1,440	SAT Score	1,475
34	ACT Score	34
94 %	Graduation Rate	92 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	6 %
97 %	Retention Rate	93 %
25,628	Student Population	14,934
2,484	Number of Faculties	882
15 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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