Penn State vs UIUC Academic Comparison

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 ($40,188) than UIUC ($39,192).
It is harder to admit to UIUC than Penn State.
UIUC has a higher submitted SAT score (1,310) than Penn State (1,310).
UIUC has higher submitted ACT score (29) than Penn State (29).
UIUC has more students with 56,916 students while Penn State has 50,028 students.
Penn State has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while UIUC's ratio is 21 to 1.
Penn State has more full-time faculties with 2,994 faculties while UIUC has 2,434 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State	vs.	UIUC
University Park, Pennsylvania	Location	Champaign, Illinois
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$18,060 Out-Of-State$39,192
56%	% Receiving Financial Aid	58%
$11,574	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,449

54.00 %	Acceptance Rates	44.00 %
19.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.00 %
1,310	SAT Score	1,410
29	ACT Score	32
83 %	Graduation Rate	84 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
91 %	Retention Rate	93 %
50,028	Student Population	56,916
2,994	Number of Faculties	2,434
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	21 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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