Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Chamberlain University-Virginia grads earn $58K more ten years out than South University-Richmond's ($92,405 vs. $34,421)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Chamberlain University-Virginia graduates 34 pts more of its students than South University-Richmond (64% vs. 30%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Chamberlain University-Virginia has 2.4× as many undergrads as South University-Richmond

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Chamberlain University-Virginia has 5 pts more Pell recipients than South University-Richmond (44% vs. 39%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Chamberlain University-Virginia is more diverse (index 0.67 vs. 0.66)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Chamberlain University-Virginia has 0 pts more first-gen students than South University-Richmond (47% vs. 47%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Chamberlain University-Virginia admits 90%; South University-Richmond doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
South University-RichmondNot reported
Chamberlain University-Virginia90%
Quad's selectivity
  • South University-RichmondNot rated
  • Chamberlain University-VirginiaSelective
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • South University-RichmondNot reported
  • Chamberlain University-VirginiaGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Chamberlain University-Virginia has 2.4× as many undergrads as South University-Richmond and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
South University-Richmond232
Chamberlain University-Virginia557
Pell Grant share
South University-Richmond39%
Chamberlain University-Virginia44%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Chamberlain University-Virginia has 9 students per faculty member to South University-Richmond's 11.

Students per faculty member
South University-Richmond11 to 1
Chamberlain University-Virginia9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • South University-RichmondRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse63%
  • Chamberlain University-VirginiaRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse100%

What each pays off

Chamberlain University-Virginia's former students earn more, a median $92.4K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
South University-Richmond$34.4K
Chamberlain University-Virginia$92.4K
Graduation rate
South University-Richmond30%
Chamberlain University-Virginia64%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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