UVA vs Wake Forest University

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

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

UVA is a public and Wake Forest University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Wake Forest University has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,770) than UVA ($53,626).
It is harder to admit to UVA than Wake Forest University.
UVA has more students with 25,628 students while Wake Forest University has 8,789 students.
UVA has more full-time faculties with 2,484 faculties while Wake Forest University has 1,919 full-time faculties.

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

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UVAWake Forest University

UVA	vs.	Wake Forest University
Charlottesville, Virginia	Location	Winston-Salem, 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 (high research activity)
In-State$19,244 Out-Of-State$53,626	Tuition & Fees	$59,770
48% ($20,125)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	48% ($37,880)
$20,125	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$37,880
27.35 %	Acceptance Rates	27.57 %
37.66 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	37.43 %
1,440	SAT Score	-
34	ACT Score	-
94 %	Graduation Rate	89 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
97 %	Retention Rate	95 %
25,628	Student Population	8,789
2,484	Number of Faculties	1,919
15 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	11 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	Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services