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.

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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 ($57,340) than VCU ($37,786).
It is harder to admit to Davidson College than VCU.
VCU has more students with 28,594 students while Davidson College has 1,973 students.
Davidson College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while VCU's ratio is 18 to 1.
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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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$15,828 Out-Of-State$37,786	2023 Tuition & Fees	$57,340
67%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$11,909	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$44,825

92.77 %	Acceptance Rates	17.80 %
25.04 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	47.77 %
1,185	SAT Score	-
25	ACT Score	-
68 %	Graduation Rate	90 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
84 %	Retention Rate	95 %
28,594	Student Population	1,973
2,183	Number of Faculties	222
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 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