Rutgers vs UMD

Compare two rival schools - Rutgers University-New Brunswick and University of Maryland-College Park with tuition and admission information where Rutgers is a four-years, public located in New Brunswick, NJ and UMD is a four-years, public located in College Park, MD.

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
UMD has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,469) than Rutgers ($33,963).
It is harder to admit to UMD than Rutgers.
UMD has a higher submitted SAT score (1,370) than Rutgers (1,370).
UMD has higher submitted ACT score (31) than Rutgers (31).
Rutgers has more students with 50,637 students while UMD has 40,792 students.
Rutgers has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while UMD's ratio is 18 to 1.
Rutgers has more full-time faculties with 3,456 faculties while UMD has 1,849 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Rutgers University-New Brunswick and University of Maryland-College Park.

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Rutgers	vs.	UMD
New Brunswick, New Jersey	Location	College Park, Maryland
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$11,233 Out-Of-State$39,469
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	53%
$10,510	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,659

66.00 %	Acceptance Rates	45.00 %
28.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.00 %
1,370	SAT Score	1,460
31	ACT Score	33
84 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	8 %
94 %	Retention Rate	95 %
50,637	Student Population	40,792
3,456	Number of Faculties	1,849
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