Rutgers vs OSU

Compare two rival schools - Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Ohio State University-Main Campus with tuition and admission information where Rutgers is a four-years, public located in New Brunswick, NJ and OSU is a four-years, public located in Columbus, OH.

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Both are four-years, public schools.
OSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,722) than Rutgers ($33,963).
It is harder to admit to OSU than Rutgers.
Rutgers has a higher submitted SAT score (1,355) than OSU (1,345).
Rutgers has higher submitted ACT score (30) than OSU (29).
OSU has more students with 61,677 students while Rutgers has 50,804 students.
Rutgers has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while OSU's ratio is 18 to 1.
OSU has more full-time faculties with 4,451 faculties while Rutgers has 3,456 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Ohio State University-Main Campus.

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Rutgers	vs.	OSU
New Brunswick, New Jersey	Location	Columbus, Ohio
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$12,485 Out-Of-State$36,722
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	69%
$10,510	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,939

68.16 %	Acceptance Rates	57.18 %
24.15 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.32 %
1,355	SAT Score	1,345
30	ACT Score	29
84 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
94 %	Retention Rate	94 %
50,804	Student Population	61,677
3,456	Number of Faculties	4,451
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
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