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At the 75th percentile for SAT and GPA, the Virginia public schools look like this, which suggests CNU is solidly in the group behind UVA, W&M, and VT -- GMU, CNU, UMW, JMU, and VCU.  All those schools are fairly close in stats.

School	75th SAT	75th GPA
W&M	1520	4.50
UVA	1510	4.52
VT	1400	4.24
GMU	1340	4.00
[b]CNU	1320	4.12[/b]
UMW	1320	4.05
JMU	1300	4.06
VCU	1300	4.11
VMI	1260	4.00
UVA-W	1240	4.21
ODU	1220	3.76
RU	1150	3.73
LU	1140	3.86
NSU	1082	3.50
VSU	1040	3.50[/quote]

Why are you going with the 75th percentiles?   I’m guessing because if you went with the 50th and 25th CNU would be lower on the list.  [/quote]

The list is similar with median SAT -- UVA, WM in the 1400s, VT 1320, and then GMU, JMU, CNU, UMW all 1210-1230. VCU slightly lower at 1170.

GMU, JMU, CNU, UMW have a very similar student profile but are very different types of schools. GMU big, suburban, strong for tech, NoVA students tend to think it's too close to home. JMU big, classic college town, stronger programs are business and health. CNU and UMW are both smaller schools. From our visits, UMW seems more LAC-like while CNU seems more pre-professional.

My DS only applied to one of that set -- JMU as a back up to VT. He wanted the big state school vibe ( and is now at VT). DD only plans to apply to UMW as a back up to WM. But, really she has a variety of LACs on her list that she likely prefers over UMW. I think CNU could be good for her too but she didn't like it.[/quote]

These schools have fairly similar stats and different appeals for the most part.  GMU is for those who have to be or want to be in NoVa with large programs in some tech areas.  VCU is the most urban by far and artsy with a health focus.  JMU is the more traditional school in a college town experience that is an safety or alternative for UVA and Virginia Tech.   CNU and UMW are similar in size (much smaller than the schools above) and may be seen as more attractive campuses by some compared to the schools above.  They are perhaps more similar to William and Mary, particularly UMW.   Since they have similar stats for the most part, and relatively high acceptance rates, many students are probably picking based on fit.[/quote]

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