RHIT vs PU 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.

RHIT is a private (not-for-profit) and PU is a public 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 (1,380) than PU (1,320).
Both RHIT and PU 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 - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Purdue University-Main Campus.

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

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

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