IU vs PU

Compare two rival schools - Indiana University-Bloomington and Purdue University-Main Campus with tuition and admission information where IU is a Public, 4 or more years located in Bloomington, IN and PU is a Public, 4 or more years located in West Lafayette, IN.

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

Both are Public, 4 or more years schools.
IU has more expensive tuition & fees ($37,600) than PU ($28,794).
It is harder to admit to PU than IU.
PU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,235) than IU (1,235).
PU has higher submitted ACT score (28) than IU (28).
PU has more students with 46,655 students while IU has 43,064 students.
IU has more full-time faculties with 2,081 faculties while PU has 2,039 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Indiana University-Bloomington and Purdue University-Main Campus.

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IUPU

IU	vs.	PU
Bloomington, Indiana	Location	West Lafayette, Indiana
Public, 4 or more years	School Type	Public, 4 or more years
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$11,221 Out-Of-State$37,600	Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,992 Out-Of-State$28,794
71% ($10,780)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	50% ($10,213)
$10,780	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,213
76.01 %	Acceptance Rates	57.47 %
25.10 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	27.25 %
1,235	SAT Score	1,295
28	ACT Score	29
80 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
11 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
91 %	Retention Rate	93 %
43,064	Student Population	46,655
2,081	Number of Faculties	2,039
16 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Remedial Service, 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