PU 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 PU ($28,794).
It is harder to admit to PU than Penn State.
PU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,330) than Penn State (1,300).
PU has higher submitted ACT score (31) than Penn State (29).
PU has more students with 51,528 students while Penn State has 50,028 students.
PU has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while Penn State's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State has more full-time faculties with 2,994 faculties while PU has 2,039 full-time faculties.

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

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PU	vs.	Penn State
West Lafayette, Indiana	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$9,992 Out-Of-State$28,794	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188
45%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$9,819	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,574

52.70 %	Acceptance Rates	55.21 %
26.14 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.46 %
1,330	SAT Score	1,300
31	ACT Score	29
83 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
90 %	Retention Rate	91 %
51,528	Student Population	50,028
2,039	Number of Faculties	2,994
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 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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