Pitt vs BC 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.

Pitt is a public and BC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
BC has more expensive tuition & fees ($67,680) than Pitt ($39,890).
It is harder to admit to BC than Pitt.
BC has a higher submitted SAT score (1,360) than Pitt (1,360).
BC has higher submitted ACT score (31) than Pitt (31).
Pitt has more students with 33,767 students while BC has 15,287 students.
BC has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Pitt's ratio is 13 to 1.
Pitt has more full-time faculties with 4,261 faculties while BC has 882 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus and Boston College.

Pitt	vs.	BC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Location	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
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$21,524 Out-Of-State$39,890	2024 Tuition & Fees	$67,680
66%	% Receiving Financial Aid	44%
$11,497	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$47,075

50.00 %	Acceptance Rates	16.00 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	41.00 %
1,360	SAT Score	1,490
31	ACT Score	34
83 %	Graduation Rate	90 %
11 %	Transfer-out Rate	6 %
93 %	Retention Rate	95 %
33,767	Student Population	15,287
4,261	Number of Faculties	882
13 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, 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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