VCU vs GWU

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

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VCU is a public and GWU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
GWU has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,870) than VCU ($36,657).
It is harder to admit to GWU than VCU.
GWU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,185) than VCU (1,185).
GWU has higher submitted ACT score (25) than VCU (25).
VCU has more students with 29,070 students while GWU has 27,017 students.
VCU has more full-time faculties with 2,183 faculties while GWU has 1,255 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Virginia Commonwealth University and George Washington University.

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VCU	vs.	GWU
Richmond, Virginia	Location	Washington, District of Columbia
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 (very high research activity)
In-State$15,319 Out-Of-State$36,657	Tuition & Fees	$59,870
59% ($11,276)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	65% ($30,529)
$11,276	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$30,529
83.90 %	Acceptance Rates	40.98 %
32.28 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.60 %
1,185	SAT Score	1,400
25	ACT Score	32
68 %	Graduation Rate	84 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
83 %	Retention Rate	88 %
29,070	Student Population	27,017
2,183	Number of Faculties	1,255
18 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services