NCSU vs FSU

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

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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 (1,355) than FSU (1,260).
NCSU has higher submitted ACT score (30) 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 - North Carolina State University at Raleigh and Florida State University.

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NCSU	vs.	FSU
Raleigh, North Carolina	Location	Tallahassee, Florida
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$9,128 Out-Of-State$30,869	2023 Tuition & Fees	In-State$5,656 Out-Of-State$18,786
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	87%
$8,951	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,413

47.48 %	Acceptance Rates	37.07 %
32.20 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	31.51 %
1,355	SAT Score	1,260
30	ACT Score	28
84 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	5 %
94 %	Retention Rate	94 %
36,831	Student Population	45,130
1,842	Number of Faculties	1,631
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	22 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare