Rutgers vs Penn State

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 ($38,650) than Rutgers ($33,963).
It is harder to admit to Rutgers than Penn State.
Rutgers has a higher submitted SAT score (1,355) than Penn State (1,250).
Rutgers has higher submitted ACT score (30) than Penn State (28).
Penn State has more students with 88,914 students while Rutgers has 50,804 students.
Rutgers has more full-time faculties with 3,456 faculties while Penn State has 2,994 full-time faculties.

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

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Rutgers	vs.	Penn State
New Brunswick, New Jersey	Location	University Park, Pennsylvania
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$19,834 Out-Of-State$38,650
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$10,510	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,887

68.16 %	Acceptance Rates	92.26 %
24.15 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.99 %
1,355	SAT Score	1,250
30	ACT Score	28
84 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
94 %	Retention Rate	87 %
50,804	Student Population	88,914
3,456	Number of Faculties	2,994
15 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
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