VU vs ISU

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

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VU is a private (not-for-profit) and ISU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
VU has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,796) than ISU ($21,160).
It is harder to admit to VU than ISU.
ISU has more students with 9,459 students while VU has 2,924 students.
VU has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while ISU's ratio is 16 to 1.
ISU has more full-time faculties with 457 faculties while VU has 242 full-time faculties.

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

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VU	vs.	ISU
Valparaiso, Indiana	Location	Terre Haute, Indiana
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	Doctoral / Research University
$44,796	2023 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,732 Out-Of-State$21,160
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$30,096	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,458

93.17 %	Acceptance Rates	93.68 %
10.58 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.17 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
74 %	Graduation Rate	41 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
81 %	Retention Rate	61 %
2,924	Student Population	9,459
242	Number of Faculties	457
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 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