Penn State vs Pitt 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 Pitt ($39,890).
It is harder to admit to Pitt than Penn State.
Pitt has a higher submitted SAT score (1,310) than Penn State (1,310).
Pitt has higher submitted ACT score (29) than Penn State (29).
Penn State has more students with 50,028 students while Pitt has 33,767 students.
Pitt has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 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 - Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus and University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus.

Penn State	vs.	Pitt
University Park, Pennsylvania	Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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$21,524 Out-Of-State$39,890
56%	% Receiving Financial Aid	66%
$11,574	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,497

54.22 %	Acceptance Rates	49.70 %
19.40 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.67 %
1,310	SAT Score	1,360
29	ACT Score	31
83 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	11 %
91 %	Retention Rate	93 %
50,028	Student Population	33,767
2,994	Number of Faculties	4,261
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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

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