OSU 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 OSU ($38,365).
It is harder to admit to OSU than Penn State.
OSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,400) than Penn State (1,300).
OSU has higher submitted ACT score (30) than Penn State (29).
OSU has more students with 60,540 students while Penn State has 50,028 students.
Penn State has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while OSU's ratio is 17 to 1.
OSU has more full-time faculties with 4,451 faculties while Penn State has 2,994 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Ohio State University-Main Campus and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

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OSU	vs.	Penn State
Columbus, Ohio	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$12,859 Out-Of-State$38,365	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$11,125	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,574

52.72 %	Acceptance Rates	55.21 %
23.45 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.46 %
1,400	SAT Score	1,300
30	ACT Score	29
88 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
93 %	Retention Rate	91 %
60,540	Student Population	50,028
4,451	Number of Faculties	2,994
17 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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