Rutgers vs Penn State

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,188) than Rutgers ($36,001).
It is harder to admit to Penn State than Rutgers.
Rutgers has a higher submitted SAT score (1,370) than Penn State (1,300).
Rutgers has higher submitted ACT score (31) than Penn State (29).
Rutgers has more students with 50,637 students while Penn State has 50,028 students.
Rutgers has more full-time faculties with 3,456 faculties while Penn State has 2,994 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Rutgers	vs.	Penn State
New Brunswick, New Jersey	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$17,239 Out-Of-State$36,001	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188
62%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$11,439	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,574

66.29 %	Acceptance Rates	55.21 %
28.18 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.46 %
1,370	SAT Score	1,300
31	ACT Score	29
84 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
92 %	Retention Rate	91 %
50,637	Student Population	50,028
3,456	Number of Faculties	2,994
15 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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