UVA vs Duke University

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

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UVA is a public and Duke University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Duke University has more expensive tuition & fees ($60,244) than UVA ($53,626).
It is harder to admit to Duke University than UVA.
Duke University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,440) than UVA (1,440).
Both UVA and Duke University have the same submitted ACT scores (34).
UVA has more students with 25,628 students while Duke University has 16,172 students.
Duke University has more full-time faculties with 4,074 faculties while UVA has 2,484 full-time faculties.

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

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UVA	vs.	Duke University
Charlottesville, Virginia	Location	Durham, North Carolina
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	$60,244
48% ($20,125)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	58% ($48,351)
$20,125	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$48,351
27.35 %	Acceptance Rates	9.86 %
37.66 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	53.60 %
1,440	SAT Score	1,513
34	ACT Score	34
94 %	Graduation Rate	96 %
4 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
97 %	Retention Rate	97 %
25,628	Student Population	16,172
2,484	Number of Faculties	4,074
15 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	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