Wake Forest University vs UVA

Compare two rival schools - Wake Forest University and University of Virginia-Main Campus with tuition and admission information where Wake Forest University is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years located in Winston-Salem, NC and UVA is a Public, 4 or more years located in Charlottesville, VA.

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Wake Forest University is a Private (not-for-profit) and UVA is a Public school and both are 4 or more years schools.
Wake Forest University has more expensive tuition & fees ($57,760) than UVA ($53,627).
It is harder to admit to UVA than Wake Forest University.
UVA has more students with 25,628 students while Wake Forest University has 8,789 students.
UVA has more full-time faculties with 2,484 faculties while Wake Forest University has 1,919 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Wake Forest University and University of Virginia-Main Campus.

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Wake Forest UniversityUVA

Wake Forest University	vs.	UVA
Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Location	Charlottesville, Virginia
Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years	School Type	Public, 4 or more years
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$57,760	Tuition & Fees	In-State$18,895 Out-Of-State$53,627
48% ($37,880)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	48% ($20,125)
$37,880	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,125
27.57 %	Acceptance Rates	27.35 %
37.43 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	37.66 %
-	SAT Score	1,415
-	ACT Score	32
89 %	Graduation Rate	94 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
95 %	Retention Rate	97 %
8,789	Student Population	25,628
1,919	Number of Faculties	2,484
11 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare