Pennsylvania State University Main Campus vs University Of Minnesota Twin Cities

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (Penn State) is a Public, 4-years school located in University Park, PA and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (UMTC) is a Public, 4-years school located in Minneapolis, MN. Following list and table compares two rivalry schools in various academic factors.

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has higher submitted SAT score (1,378) than Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (1,300).
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (55.21% acceptance rate) is tighter than University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (74.91% acceptance rate) to get in.
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (54,955 students) is larger than Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (50,028 students).
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus has more expensive tuition & fees of $40,188 than University of Minnesota-Twin Cities($36,402).
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has more full-time faculties of 3,639 faculties than Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus(2,994 facluties).

	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Location	University Park, PA	Minneapolis, MN
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	$36,402 $16,488 for Minnesota residents
Graduate Tuition	$43,828 $25,518 for Pennsylvania residents	$31,555 $21,091 for Minnesota residents
Test Scores	1,300	1,378
Acceptance Rate	55%	75%
Admission Yield	19%	24%
Student Population	50,028 41,745 undergraduate	54,955 39,248 undergraduate
Number of Faculty	2,994 Full-time 621 part-time	3,639 Full-time 1,296 part-time
Number of Staffs	14,044 Full-time 1,418 part-time	16,080 Full-time 2,544 part-time
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1	16 to 1
Financial Aid Amount	$11,574	$10,416
Graduation Rate	83%	84%
Transfer-out Rate	1%	9%
Retention Rate	91%	90%