University Of South Carolina Columbia vs The University Of Tennessee Knoxville

University of South Carolina-Columbia (South Carolina) is a Public, 4-years school located in Columbia, SC and The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UTK) is a Public, 4-years school located in Knoxville, TN. 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).

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