NCSU vs University of Chicago

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

NCSU is a public and University of Chicago is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
University of Chicago has more expensive tuition & fees ($66,939) than NCSU ($31,767).
It is harder to admit to University of Chicago than NCSU.
University of Chicago has a higher submitted SAT score (1,360) than NCSU (1,360).
University of Chicago has higher submitted ACT score (30) than NCSU (30).
NCSU has more students with 36,700 students while University of Chicago has 18,339 students.
University of Chicago has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while NCSU's ratio is 16 to 1.
University of Chicago has more full-time faculties with 2,376 faculties while NCSU has 1,842 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - North Carolina State University at Raleigh and University of Chicago.

NCSU	vs.	University of Chicago
Raleigh, North Carolina	Location	Chicago, Illinois
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
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$8,895 Out-Of-State$31,767	2024 Tuition & Fees	$66,939
71%	% Receiving Financial Aid	55%
$8,676	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$43,934

47.17 %	Acceptance Rates	5.43 %
33.54 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	84.80 %
1,360	SAT Score	1,540
30	ACT Score	34
84 %	Graduation Rate	95 %
9 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
94 %	Retention Rate	99 %
36,700	Student Population	18,339
1,842	Number of Faculties	2,376
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	5 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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