UMD 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.
UMD has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,306) than Penn State ($40,188).
It is harder to admit to UMD than Penn State.
UMD has a higher submitted SAT score (1,460) than Penn State (1,310).
UMD has higher submitted ACT score (33) than Penn State (29).
Penn State has more students with 50,028 students while UMD has 40,792 students.
Penn State has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while UMD's ratio is 18 to 1.
Penn State has more full-time faculties with 2,994 faculties while UMD has 1,849 full-time faculties.

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

UMD	vs.	Penn State
College Park, Maryland	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$11,505 Out-Of-State$40,306	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188
49%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$11,409	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,574

44.84 %	Acceptance Rates	54.22 %
23.28 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.40 %
1,460	SAT Score	1,310
33	ACT Score	29
89 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
95 %	Retention Rate	91 %
40,792	Student Population	50,028
1,849	Number of Faculties	2,994
18 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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