Pennsylvania State University Main Campus vs North Carolina State University At Raleigh

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (Penn State) is a Public, 4-years school located in University Park, PA and North Carolina State University at Raleigh (NCSU) is a Public, 4-years school located in Raleigh, NC. Following list and table compares two rivalry schools in various academic factors.

North Carolina State University at Raleigh has higher submitted SAT score (1,360) than Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (1,300).
North Carolina State University at Raleigh (47.17% acceptance rate) is tighter than Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (55.21% acceptance rate) to get in.
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (50,028 students) is larger than North Carolina State University at Raleigh (36,700 students).
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus has more expensive tuition & fees of $40,188 than North Carolina State University at Raleigh($31,767).
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus has more full-time faculties of 2,994 faculties than North Carolina State University at Raleigh(1,842 facluties).

	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Location	University Park, PA	Raleigh, NC
School Type	Public, 4-years	Public, 4-years
Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree	Doctor's degree
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$40,188 $20,234 for Pennsylvania residents	$31,767 $8,895 for North Carolina residents
Graduate Tuition	$43,828 $25,518 for Pennsylvania residents	$31,793 $11,819 for North Carolina residents
Test Scores	1,300	1,360
Acceptance Rate	55%	47%
Admission Yield	19%	34%
Student Population	50,028 41,745 undergraduate	36,700 26,254 undergraduate
Number of Faculty	2,994 Full-time 621 part-time	1,842 Full-time 308 part-time
Number of Staffs	14,044 Full-time 1,418 part-time	9,083 Full-time 553 part-time
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1	16 to 1
Financial Aid Amount	$11,574	$8,676
Graduation Rate	83%	84%
Transfer-out Rate	1%	9%
Retention Rate	91%	94%