University of Wisconsin-Madison vs Penn State

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.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,603) than Penn State ($40,188).
It is harder to admit to University of Wisconsin-Madison than Penn State.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has a higher submitted SAT score (1,450) than Penn State (1,310).
University of Wisconsin-Madison has higher submitted ACT score (30) than Penn State (29).
Penn State has more students with 50,028 students while University of Wisconsin-Madison has 48,956 students.
Penn State has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while University of Wisconsin-Madison's ratio is 18 to 1.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has more full-time faculties with 3,724 faculties while Penn State has 2,994 full-time faculties.

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

University of Wisconsin-Madison	vs.	Penn State
Madison, Wisconsin	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$11,205 Out-Of-State$40,603	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$12,757	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,574

43.00 %	Acceptance Rates	54.00 %
29.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
1,450	SAT Score	1,310
30	ACT Score	29
89 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
94 %	Retention Rate	91 %
48,956	Student Population	50,028
3,724	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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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