VMI vs Citadel

Compare two rival schools - Virginia Military Institute and Citadel Military College of South Carolina with tuition and admission information where VMI is a four-years, public located in Lexington, VA and Citadel is a four-years, public located in Charleston, SC.

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Both are four-years, public schools.
VMI has more expensive tuition & fees ($48,324) than Citadel ($35,826).
It is harder to admit to VMI than Citadel.
Citadel has more students with 3,740 students while VMI has 1,698 students.
Citadel has more full-time faculties with 208 faculties while VMI has 142 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Virginia Military Institute and Citadel Military College of South Carolina.

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VMI	vs.	Citadel
Lexington, Virginia	Location	Charleston, South Carolina
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$19,670 Out-Of-State$48,324	Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,570 Out-Of-State$35,826
85% ($12,299)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	65% ($12,363)
$12,299	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$12,363
53.14 %	Acceptance Rates	81.07 %
48.96 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.07 %
1,190	SAT Score	-
25	ACT Score	-
74 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	16 %
80 %	Retention Rate	87 %
1,698	Student Population	3,740
142	Number of Faculties	208
11 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services