IU vs Penn State Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
IU has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,482) than Penn State ($40,188).
It is harder to admit to Penn State than IU.
Penn State has a higher submitted SAT score (1,290) than IU (1,290).
IU has higher submitted ACT score (30) than Penn State (29).
Penn State has more students with 50,028 students while IU has 47,005 students.
Penn State has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while IU's ratio is 17 to 1.
Penn State has more full-time faculties with 2,994 faculties while IU has 2,081 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Indiana University-Bloomington and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

IU	vs.	Penn State
Bloomington, Indiana	Location	University Park, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$11,790 Out-Of-State$40,482	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$11,451	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,574

82.41 %	Acceptance Rates	55.21 %
23.59 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.46 %
1,290	SAT Score	1,300
30	ACT Score	29
81 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
10 %	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
90 %	Retention Rate	91 %
47,005	Student Population	50,028
2,081	Number of Faculties	2,994
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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