Rutgers vs IU

Compare two rival schools - Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Indiana University-Bloomington with tuition and admission information where Rutgers is a four-years, public located in New Brunswick, NJ and IU is a four-years, public located in Bloomington, IN.

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
IU has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,120) than Rutgers ($33,963).
It is harder to admit to Rutgers than IU.
Rutgers has a higher submitted SAT score (1,355) than IU (1,270).
Rutgers has higher submitted ACT score (30) than IU (29).
Rutgers has more students with 50,804 students while IU has 45,328 students.
Rutgers has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while IU's ratio is 17 to 1.
Rutgers has more full-time faculties with 3,456 faculties while IU has 2,081 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Indiana University-Bloomington.

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Rutgers	vs.	IU
New Brunswick, New Jersey	Location	Bloomington, Indiana
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree - research / scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research / scholarship and professional practice
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$16,263 Out-Of-State$33,963	2023 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,447 Out-Of-State$39,120
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
$10,510	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,596

68.16 %	Acceptance Rates	85.04 %
24.15 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.98 %
1,355	SAT Score	1,270
30	ACT Score	29
84 %	Graduation Rate	81 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
94 %	Retention Rate	90 %
50,804	Student Population	45,328
3,456	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, Teacher Certification
Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare