Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University vs Florida State University

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) is a Public, 4-years school located in Blacksburg, VA and Florida State University (FSU) is a Public, 4-years school located in Tallahassee, FL. 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 Florida State University (1,290).
Florida State University (25.04% acceptance rate) is tighter than Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (56.98% acceptance rate) to get in.
Florida State University (44,161 students) is larger than Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (38,170 students).
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has more expensive tuition & fees of $36,694 than Florida State University($18,786).
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has more full-time faculties of 2,109 faculties than Florida State University(1,631 facluties).

	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Florida State University
Location	Blacksburg, VA	Tallahassee, FL
School Type	Public, 4-years	Public, 4-years
Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree	Doctor's degree
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$36,694 $15,478 for Virginia residents	$18,786 $5,656 for Florida residents
Graduate Tuition	$34,085 $18,013 for Virginia residents	$26,707 $11,553 for Florida residents
Test Scores	1,330	1,290
Acceptance Rate	57%	25%
Admission Yield	28%	31%
Student Population	38,170 30,434 undergraduate	44,161 32,936 undergraduate
Number of Faculty	2,109 Full-time 232 part-time	1,631 Full-time 414 part-time
Number of Staffs	8,076 Full-time 531 part-time	6,744 Full-time 529 part-time
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1	17 to 1
Financial Aid Amount	$8,832	$9,725
Graduation Rate	86%	84%
Transfer-out Rate	0%	5%
Retention Rate	91%	94%