VCU vs Davidson College

Compare two rival schools - Virginia Commonwealth University and Davidson College with tuition and admission information where VCU is a four-years, public located in Richmond, VA and Davidson College is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Davidson, NC.

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

VCU is a public and Davidson College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Davidson College has more expensive tuition & fees ($55,200) than VCU ($36,657).
It is harder to admit to Davidson College than VCU.
Davidson College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,185) than VCU (1,185).
Davidson College has higher submitted ACT score (25) than VCU (25).
VCU has more students with 29,070 students while Davidson College has 1,983 students.
VCU has more full-time faculties with 2,183 faculties while Davidson College has 222 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Virginia Commonwealth University and Davidson College.

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VCUDavidson College

VCU	vs.	Davidson College
Richmond, Virginia	Location	Davidson, North Carolina
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,319 Out-Of-State$36,657	Tuition & Fees	$55,200
59% ($11,276)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	73% ($42,045)
$11,276	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$42,045
83.90 %	Acceptance Rates	20.24 %
32.28 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	45.21 %
1,185	SAT Score	1,380
25	ACT Score	32
66 %	Graduation Rate	93 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
83 %	Retention Rate	93 %
29,070	Student Population	1,983
2,183	Number of Faculties	222
18 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service