UI vs Penn State 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 UI ($32,927).
It is harder to admit to Penn State than UI.
Penn State has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than UI (1,220).
Penn State has higher submitted ACT score (25) than UI (25).
Penn State has more students with 50,028 students while UI has 30,015 students.
Penn State has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while UI's ratio is 16 to 1.
Penn State has more full-time faculties with 2,994 faculties while UI has 2,485 full-time faculties.

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

UI	vs.	Penn State
Iowa City, Iowa	Location	University Park, 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$10,964 Out-Of-State$32,927	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188
70%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$10,058	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,574

84.67 %	Acceptance Rates	54.22 %
23.29 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.40 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,310
25	ACT Score	29
73 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
89 %	Retention Rate	91 %
30,015	Student Population	50,028
2,485	Number of Faculties	2,994
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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