PU vs RHIT 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.

PU is a public and RHIT is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
RHIT has more expensive tuition & fees ($54,174) than PU ($28,794).
It is harder to admit to PU than RHIT.
RHIT has a higher submitted SAT score (1,320) than PU (1,320).
Both PU and RHIT have the same submitted ACT scores (31).
PU has more students with 51,528 students while RHIT has 2,188 students.
RHIT has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while PU's ratio is 14 to 1.
PU has more full-time faculties with 2,039 faculties while RHIT has 187 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Purdue University-Main Campus and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

PU	vs.	RHIT
West Lafayette, Indiana	Location	Terre Haute, Indiana
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Other technology-related school
In-State$9,992 Out-Of-State$28,794	2024 Tuition & Fees	$54,174
45%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$9,819	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$28,108

50.30 %	Acceptance Rates	72.81 %
25.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.49 %
1,320	SAT Score	1,380
31	ACT Score	31
83 %	Graduation Rate	80 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
90 %	Retention Rate	92 %
51,528	Student Population	2,188
2,039	Number of Faculties	187
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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