UIUC 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.
Penn State has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,188) than UIUC ($34,501).
It is harder to admit to UIUC than Penn State.
UIUC has a higher submitted SAT score (1,440) than Penn State (1,300).
UIUC has higher submitted ACT score (32) than Penn State (29).
UIUC has more students with 56,916 students while Penn State has 50,028 students.
Penn State has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while UIUC's ratio is 21 to 1.
Penn State has more full-time faculties with 2,994 faculties while UIUC has 2,434 full-time faculties.

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

UIUC	vs.	Penn State
Champaign, Illinois	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$16,004 Out-Of-State$34,501	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188
58%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$16,449	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,574

44.82 %	Acceptance Rates	55.21 %
28.06 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.46 %
1,440	SAT Score	1,300
32	ACT Score	29
84 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
93 %	Retention Rate	91 %
56,916	Student Population	50,028
2,434	Number of Faculties	2,994
21 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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