The University Of Tennessee Knoxville vs University Of South Carolina Columbia

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UTK) is a Public, 4-years school located in Knoxville, TN and University of South Carolina-Columbia (South Carolina) is a Public, 4-years school located in Columbia, SC. Following list and table compares two rivalry schools in various academic factors.

University of South Carolina-Columbia has higher submitted SAT score (1,280) than The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (1,240).
University of South Carolina-Columbia (64.05% acceptance rate) is tighter than The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (68.41% acceptance rate) to get in.
University of South Carolina-Columbia (35,653 students) is larger than The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (33,805 students).
University of South Carolina-Columbia has more expensive tuition & fees of $34,934 than The University of Tennessee-Knoxville($31,974).
University of South Carolina-Columbia has more full-time faculties of 1,693 faculties than The University of Tennessee-Knoxville(1,665 facluties).

	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	University of South Carolina-Columbia
Location	Knoxville, TN	Columbia, SC
School Type	Public, 4-years	Public, 4-years
Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree	Doctor's degree
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$31,974 $13,484 for Tennessee residents	$34,934 $12,688 for South Carolina residents
Graduate Tuition	$32,108 $13,620 for Tennessee residents	$30,160 $13,774 for South Carolina residents
Test Scores	1,240	1,280
Acceptance Rate	68%	64%
Admission Yield	28%	24%
Student Population	33,805 27,039 undergraduate	35,653 27,343 undergraduate
Number of Faculty	1,665 Full-time 237 part-time	1,693 Full-time 631 part-time
Number of Staffs	6,790 Full-time 2,168 part-time	5,639 Full-time 2,094 part-time
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1	18 to 1
Financial Aid Amount	$11,518	$6,907
Graduation Rate	72%	78%
Transfer-out Rate	20%	15%
Retention Rate	89%	90%