Southern Virginia University vs Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

Southern Virginia University (SVU) is a Private, 4-years school located in Buena Vista, 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 has higher submitted SAT score (1,330) than Southern Virginia University (1,080).
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (56.98% acceptance rate) is tighter than Southern Virginia University (99.45% acceptance rate) to get in.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (38,170 students) is larger than Southern Virginia University (1,053 students).
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has more expensive tuition & fees of $36,694 than Southern Virginia University($20,040).
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has more full-time faculties of 2,109 faculties than Southern Virginia University(65 facluties).

	Southern Virginia University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Location	Buena Vista, VA	Blacksburg, VA
School Type	Private, 4-years	Public, 4-years
Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree	Doctor's degree
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$20,040	$36,694 $15,478 for Virginia residents
Graduate Tuition	-	$34,085 $18,013 for Virginia residents
Test Scores	1,080	1,330
Acceptance Rate	99%	57%
Admission Yield	35%	28%
Student Population	1,053	38,170 30,434 undergraduate
Number of Faculty	65 Full-time 13 part-time	2,109 Full-time 232 part-time
Number of Staffs	199 Full-time 43 part-time	8,076 Full-time 531 part-time
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1	17 to 1
Financial Aid Amount	$11,482	$8,832
Graduation Rate	46%	86%
Transfer-out Rate	13%	0%
Retention Rate	67%	91%