Eastern Mennonite University vs Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) is a Private, 4-years school located in Harrisonburg, VA and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) is a Public, 4-years school located in Blacksburg, VA. Following list and table compares two rivalry schools in various academic factors.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (56.98% acceptance rate) is tighter than Eastern Mennonite University (99.48% acceptance rate) to get in.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (38,170 students) is larger than Eastern Mennonite University (1,334 students).
Eastern Mennonite University has more expensive tuition & fees of $41,860 than Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University($36,694).
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has more full-time faculties of 2,109 faculties than Eastern Mennonite University(89 facluties).

	Eastern Mennonite University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Location	Harrisonburg, VA	Blacksburg, VA
School Type	Private, 4-years	Public, 4-years
Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree	Doctor's degree
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$41,860	$36,694 $15,478 for Virginia residents
Graduate Tuition	$15,500	$34,085 $18,013 for Virginia residents
Test Scores	0	1,330
Acceptance Rate	99%	57%
Admission Yield	18%	28%
Student Population	1,334 892 undergraduate	38,170 30,434 undergraduate
Number of Faculty	89 Full-time 99 part-time	2,109 Full-time 232 part-time
Number of Staffs	279 Full-time 121 part-time	8,076 Full-time 531 part-time
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1	17 to 1
Financial Aid Amount	$26,974	$8,832
Graduation Rate	62%	86%
Transfer-out Rate	26%	0%
Retention Rate	79%	91%