VMI vs Mercer University

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VMI is a public and Mercer University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
VMI has more expensive tuition & fees ($48,324) than Mercer University ($38,746).
It is harder to admit to VMI than Mercer University.
Mercer University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,190) than VMI (1,190).
Mercer University has higher submitted ACT score (25) than VMI (25).
Mercer University has more students with 9,006 students while VMI has 1,698 students.
Mercer University has more full-time faculties with 437 faculties while VMI has 142 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Virginia Military Institute and Mercer University.

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VMI	vs.	Mercer University
Lexington, Virginia	Location	Macon, Georgia
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral/Research University
In-State$19,670 Out-Of-State$48,324	Tuition & Fees	$38,746
85% ($12,299)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	93% ($23,635)
$12,299	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,635
53.14 %	Acceptance Rates	73.26 %
48.96 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.58 %
1,190	SAT Score	1,310
25	ACT Score	30
74 %	Graduation Rate	74 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
80 %	Retention Rate	87 %
1,698	Student Population	9,006
142	Number of Faculties	437
11 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	14 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