Penn State vs UMTC 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 UMTC ($36,402).
It is harder to admit to Penn State than UMTC.
UMTC has a higher submitted SAT score (1,300) than Penn State (1,300).
Both Penn State and UMTC have the same submitted ACT scores (29).
UMTC has more students with 54,955 students while Penn State has 50,028 students.
Penn State has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while UMTC's ratio is 16 to 1.
UMTC has more full-time faculties with 3,639 faculties while Penn State has 2,994 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

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Penn State	vs.	UMTC
University Park, Pennsylvania	Location	Minneapolis, Minnesota
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$16,488 Out-Of-State$36,402
56%	% Receiving Financial Aid	54%
$11,574	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,416

55.21 %	Acceptance Rates	74.91 %
19.46 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.64 %
1,300	SAT Score	1,378
29	ACT Score	29
83 %	Graduation Rate	84 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	9 %
91 %	Retention Rate	90 %
50,028	Student Population	54,955
2,994	Number of Faculties	3,639
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 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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