Penn State vs University of Wisconsin-Madison

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.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,603) than Penn State ($40,188).
It is harder to admit to University of Wisconsin-Madison than Penn State.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has a higher submitted SAT score (1,300) than Penn State (1,300).
Both Penn State and University of Wisconsin-Madison have the same submitted ACT scores (29).
Penn State has more students with 50,028 students while University of Wisconsin-Madison has 48,956 students.
Penn State has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while University of Wisconsin-Madison's ratio is 18 to 1.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has more full-time faculties with 3,724 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 Wisconsin-Madison.

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Penn State	vs.	University of Wisconsin-Madison
University Park, Pennsylvania	Location	Madison, Wisconsin
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$11,205 Out-Of-State$40,603
56%	% Receiving Financial Aid	48%
$11,574	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$12,757

55.21 %	Acceptance Rates	49.06 %
19.46 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	29.21 %
1,300	SAT Score	1,430
29	ACT Score	29
83 %	Graduation Rate	89 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
91 %	Retention Rate	94 %
50,028	Student Population	48,956
2,994	Number of Faculties	3,724
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, On-campus daycare

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