UTK vs Mississippi State

Compare two rival schools - The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Mississippi State University with tuition and admission information where UTK is a four-years, public located in Knoxville, TN and Mississippi State is a four-years, public located in Mississippi State, MS.

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Both are four-years, public schools.
UTK has more expensive tuition & fees ($31,664) than Mississippi State ($24,900).
It is harder to admit to Mississippi State than UTK.
UTK has a higher submitted SAT score (1,255) than Mississippi State (1,155).
UTK has higher submitted ACT score (28) than Mississippi State (26).
UTK has more students with 31,701 students while Mississippi State has 23,086 students.
UTK has more full-time faculties with 1,665 faculties while Mississippi State has 970 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Mississippi State University.

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UTK	vs.	Mississippi State
Knoxville, Tennessee	Location	Mississippi State, Mississippi
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 (high research activity)
In-State$13,244 Out-Of-State$31,664	Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,220 Out-Of-State$24,900
81% ($10,716)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	90% ($10,331)
$10,716	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,331
76.97 %	Acceptance Rates	62.40 %
33.70 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	39.40 %
1,255	SAT Score	1,155
28	ACT Score	26
72 %	Graduation Rate	60 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
88 %	Retention Rate	81 %
31,701	Student Population	23,086
1,665	Number of Faculties	970
17 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare