UMD vs IU

Compare two rival schools - University of Maryland-College Park and Indiana University-Bloomington with tuition and admission information where UMD is a four-years, public located in College Park, MD and IU is a four-years, public located in Bloomington, IN.

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Both are four-years, public schools.
UMD has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,638) than IU ($38,352).
It is harder to admit to UMD than IU.
UMD has a higher submitted SAT score (1,420) than IU (1,270).
UMD has higher submitted ACT score (32) than IU (29).
IU has more students with 45,328 students while UMD has 41,272 students.
IU has more full-time faculties with 2,081 faculties while UMD has 1,849 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Maryland-College Park and Indiana University-Bloomington.

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UMD	vs.	IU
College Park, Maryland	Location	Bloomington, Indiana
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$10,955 Out-Of-State$38,638	Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,333 Out-Of-State$38,352
53% ($10,659)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	65% ($11,596)
$10,659	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,596
44.50 %	Acceptance Rates	76.01 %
27.53 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.10 %
1,420	SAT Score	1,270
32	ACT Score	29
88 %	Graduation Rate	81 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
95 %	Retention Rate	90 %
41,272	Student Population	45,328
1,849	Number of Faculties	2,081
18 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, Teacher Certification
Remedial Service, 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