Pitt 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 Pitt ($39,890).
It is harder to admit to Pitt than Penn State.
Pitt has a higher submitted SAT score (1,360) than Penn State (1,310).
Pitt has higher submitted ACT score (31) than Penn State (29).
Penn State has more students with 50,028 students while Pitt has 33,767 students.
Pitt has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Penn State's ratio is 15 to 1.
Pitt has more full-time faculties with 4,261 faculties while Penn State has 2,994 full-time faculties.

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

Pitt	vs.	Penn State
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	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$21,524 Out-Of-State$39,890	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188
66%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$11,497	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,574

50.00 %	Acceptance Rates	54.00 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
1,360	SAT Score	1,310
31	ACT Score	29
83 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
11 %	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
93 %	Retention Rate	91 %
33,767	Student Population	50,028
4,261	Number of Faculties	2,994
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 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

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