Rutgers vs University of Wisconsin-Madison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both are four-years, public schools.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,427) than Rutgers ($33,963).
It is harder to admit to University of Wisconsin-Madison than Rutgers.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has a higher submitted SAT score (1,355) than Rutgers (1,355).
Rutgers has higher submitted ACT score (30) than University of Wisconsin-Madison (29).
Rutgers has more students with 50,804 students while University of Wisconsin-Madison has 47,016 students.
Rutgers has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while University of Wisconsin-Madison's ratio is 17 to 1.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has more full-time faculties with 3,724 faculties while Rutgers has 3,456 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Rutgers University-New Brunswick and University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Rutgers	vs.	University of Wisconsin-Madison
New Brunswick, New Jersey	Location	Madison, Wisconsin
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$10,796 Out-Of-State$39,427
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	50%
$10,510	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,387

68.16 %	Acceptance Rates	60.35 %
24.15 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	26.08 %
1,355	SAT Score	1,410
30	ACT Score	29
84 %	Graduation Rate	89 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
94 %	Retention Rate	95 %
50,804	Student Population	47,016
3,456	Number of Faculties	3,724
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	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare