Pitt 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 Pitt ($37,320).
It is harder to admit to Pitt than Penn State.
Pitt has a higher submitted SAT score (1,360) than Penn State (1,250).
Pitt has higher submitted ACT score (31) than Penn State (28).
Penn State has more students with 88,914 students while Pitt has 33,230 students.
Pitt has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while Penn State's ratio is 15 to 1.
Pitt has more full-time faculties with 4,261 faculties while Penn State has 2,994 full-time faculties.

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

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Pitt	vs.	Penn State
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	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$21,080 Out-Of-State$37,320	2023 Tuition & Fees	In-State$19,834 Out-Of-State$38,650
57%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$11,907	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,887

66.68 %	Acceptance Rates	92.26 %
21.10 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.99 %
1,360	SAT Score	1,250
31	ACT Score	28
84 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
12 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
93 %	Retention Rate	87 %
33,230	Student Population	88,914
4,261	Number of Faculties	2,994
14 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 Student Services	Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare