Penn State vs IU 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.
IU has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,482) than Penn State ($40,188).
It is harder to admit to Penn State than IU.
Penn State has a higher submitted SAT score (1,300) than IU (1,290).
IU has higher submitted ACT score (29) than Penn State (29).
Penn State has more students with 50,028 students while IU has 47,005 students.
Penn State has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while IU's ratio is 17 to 1.
Penn State has more full-time faculties with 2,994 faculties while IU has 2,081 full-time faculties.

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

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Penn State	vs.	IU
University Park, Pennsylvania	Location	Bloomington, Indiana
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$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,790 Out-Of-State$40,482
56%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$11,574	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,451

55.21 %	Acceptance Rates	82.41 %
19.46 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.59 %
1,300	SAT Score	1,290
29	ACT Score	30
83 %	Graduation Rate	81 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
91 %	Retention Rate	90 %
50,028	Student Population	47,005
2,994	Number of Faculties	2,081
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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