UMTC 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 UMTC ($35,099).
It is harder to admit to Penn State than UMTC.
UMTC has a higher submitted SAT score (1,378) than Penn State (1,300).
Both UMTC and Penn State have the same submitted ACT scores (29).
UMTC has more students with 54,955 students while Penn State has 50,028 students.
Penn State has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while UMTC's ratio is 16 to 1.
UMTC has more full-time faculties with 3,639 faculties while Penn State has 2,994 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

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UMTC	vs.	Penn State
Minneapolis, Minnesota	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$15,859 Out-Of-State$35,099	2023 Tuition & Fees	In-State$19,834 Out-Of-State$38,650
53%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$9,782	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,887

75.00 %	Acceptance Rates	55.00 %
24.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
1,378	SAT Score	1,300
29	ACT Score	29
84 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
9 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
92 %	Retention Rate	87 %
54,955	Student Population	50,028
3,639	Number of Faculties	2,994
16 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