UConn vs. Northwestern - March Madness

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

UConn is a public and Northwestern is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Northwestern has more expensive tuition & fees ($65,997) than UConn ($43,034).
It is harder to admit to Northwestern than UConn.
Northwestern has a higher submitted SAT score (1,330) than UConn (1,330).
Northwestern has higher submitted ACT score (31) than UConn (31).
UConn has more students with 27,003 students while Northwestern has 23,161 students.
Northwestern has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while UConn's ratio is 16 to 1.
Northwestern has more full-time faculties with 2,325 faculties while UConn has 2,089 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Connecticut and Northwestern University.

UConn	vs.	Northwestern
Storrs, Connecticut	Location	Evanston, 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$20,366 Out-Of-State$43,034	2024 Tuition & Fees	$65,997
83%	% Receiving Financial Aid	54%
$13,180	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$53,533

54.51 %	Acceptance Rates	7.21 %
18.25 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	55.16 %
1,330	SAT Score	1,530
31	ACT Score	34
83 %	Graduation Rate	96 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
91 %	Retention Rate	98 %
27,003	Student Population	23,161
2,089	Number of Faculties	2,325
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	6 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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