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 four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Winston-Salem, NC and UVA is a four-years, public 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 four-years schools.
Wake Forest University has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,770) than UVA ($54,438).
It is harder to admit to UVA than Wake Forest University.
UVA has more students with 26,005 students while Wake Forest University has 8,947 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 University	vs.	UVA
Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Location	Charlottesville, Virginia
four-years, private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, public
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)
$59,770	Tuition & Fees	In-State$19,785 Out-Of-State$54,438
40% ($46,814)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	50% ($20,676)
$46,814	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,676
27.57 %	Acceptance Rates	27.35 %
37.43 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	37.66 %
-	SAT Score	1,440
-	ACT Score	34
90 %	Graduation Rate	94 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	4 %
94 %	Retention Rate	97 %
8,947	Student Population	26,005
1,919	Number of Faculties	2,484
10 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	15 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare