FSU vs NCSU

Compare two rival schools - Florida State University and North Carolina State University at Raleigh with tuition and admission information where FSU is a four-years, public located in Tallahassee, FL and NCSU is a four-years, public located in Raleigh, NC.

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
NCSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,869) than FSU ($18,786).
It is harder to admit to FSU than NCSU.
NCSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,260) than FSU (1,260).
NCSU has higher submitted ACT score (28) than FSU (28).
FSU has more students with 45,130 students while NCSU has 36,831 students.
NCSU has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while FSU's ratio is 22 to 1.
NCSU has more full-time faculties with 1,842 faculties while FSU has 1,631 full-time faculties.

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

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FSU	vs.	NCSU
Tallahassee, Florida	Location	Raleigh, North Carolina
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree - research / scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research / scholarship and professional practice
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$5,656 Out-Of-State$18,786	2023 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,128 Out-Of-State$30,869
87%	% Receiving Financial Aid	63%
$9,413	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,951

37.07 %	Acceptance Rates	47.48 %
31.51 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.20 %
1,260	SAT Score	1,355
28	ACT Score	30
83 %	Graduation Rate	84 %
5 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
94 %	Retention Rate	94 %
45,130	Student Population	36,831
1,631	Number of Faculties	1,842
22 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, 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