Penn State vs Rutgers

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,188) than Rutgers ($36,001).
It is harder to admit to Penn State than Rutgers.
Rutgers has a higher submitted SAT score (1,310) than Penn State (1,310).
Rutgers has higher submitted ACT score (29) than Penn State (29).
Rutgers has more students with 50,637 students while Penn State has 50,028 students.
Rutgers has more full-time faculties with 3,456 faculties while Penn State has 2,994 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus and Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

Penn State	vs.	Rutgers
University Park, Pennsylvania	Location	New Brunswick, New Jersey
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$17,239 Out-Of-State$36,001
56%	% Receiving Financial Aid	62%
$11,574	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,439

54.00 %	Acceptance Rates	65.00 %
19.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	27.00 %
1,310	SAT Score	1,380
29	ACT Score	31
83 %	Graduation Rate	84 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
91 %	Retention Rate	92 %
50,028	Student Population	50,637
2,994	Number of Faculties	3,456
15 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
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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