VU vs Illinois State

Compare two rival schools - Valparaiso University and Illinois State University with tuition and admission information where VU is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Valparaiso, IN and Illinois State is a four-years, public located in Normal, IL.

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VU is a private (not-for-profit) and Illinois State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
VU has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,796) than Illinois State ($27,011).
It is harder to admit to Illinois State than VU.
Illinois State has more students with 20,233 students while VU has 2,924 students.
VU has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Illinois State's ratio is 19 to 1.
Illinois State has more full-time faculties with 915 faculties while VU has 242 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Valparaiso University and Illinois State University.

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VU	vs.	Illinois State
Valparaiso, Indiana	Location	Normal, Illinois
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
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$44,796	2023 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,170 Out-Of-State$27,011
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	79%
$30,096	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,553

93.17 %	Acceptance Rates	91.54 %
10.58 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	30.94 %
-	SAT Score	1,100
-	ACT Score	24
74 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
81 %	Retention Rate	83 %
2,924	Student Population	20,233
242	Number of Faculties	915
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare