Penn State vs UMD 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.
UMD has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,306) than Penn State ($40,188).
It is harder to admit to UMD than Penn State.
UMD has a higher submitted SAT score (1,300) than Penn State (1,300).
UMD has higher submitted ACT score (29) than Penn State (29).
Penn State has more students with 50,028 students while UMD has 40,792 students.
Penn State has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while UMD's ratio is 18 to 1.
Penn State has more full-time faculties with 2,994 faculties while UMD has 1,849 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus and University of Maryland-College Park.

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Penn State	vs.	UMD
University Park, Pennsylvania	Location	College Park, Maryland
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$11,505 Out-Of-State$40,306
56%	% Receiving Financial Aid	49%
$11,574	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,409

55.21 %	Acceptance Rates	44.61 %
19.46 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.10 %
1,300	SAT Score	1,460
29	ACT Score	33
83 %	Graduation Rate	89 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	6 %
91 %	Retention Rate	95 %
50,028	Student Population	40,792
2,994	Number of Faculties	1,849
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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

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