Penn State vs UI 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.
Penn State has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,188) than UI ($32,927).
It is harder to admit to Penn State than UI.
Penn State has a higher submitted SAT score (1,300) than UI (1,230).
Penn State has higher submitted ACT score (29) than UI (25).
Penn State has more students with 50,028 students while UI has 30,015 students.
Penn State has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while UI's ratio is 16 to 1.
Penn State has more full-time faculties with 2,994 faculties while UI has 2,485 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State	vs.	UI
University Park, Pennsylvania	Location	Iowa City, Iowa
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$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,964 Out-Of-State$32,927
56%	% Receiving Financial Aid	70%
$11,574	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,058

55.21 %	Acceptance Rates	86.00 %
19.46 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.40 %
1,300	SAT Score	1,230
29	ACT Score	25
83 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
91 %	Retention Rate	89 %
50,028	Student Population	30,015
2,994	Number of Faculties	2,485
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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