University Of Wisconsin Madison vs Pennsylvania State University Main Campus

University of Wisconsin-Madison is a Public, 4-years school located in Madison, WI and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (Penn State) is a Public, 4-years school located in University Park, PA. Following list and table compares two rivalry schools in various academic factors.

University of Wisconsin-Madison has higher submitted SAT score (1,430) than Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (1,300).
University of Wisconsin-Madison (49.06% 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 University of Wisconsin-Madison (48,956 students).
University of Wisconsin-Madison has more expensive tuition & fees of $40,603 than Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus($40,188).
University of Wisconsin-Madison has more full-time faculties of 3,724 faculties than Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus(2,994 facluties).

	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Location	Madison, WI	University Park, PA
School Type	Public, 4-years	Public, 4-years
Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree	Doctor's degree
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$40,603 $11,205 for Wisconsin residents	$40,188 $20,234 for Pennsylvania residents
Graduate Tuition	$25,615 $12,289 for Wisconsin residents	$43,828 $25,518 for Pennsylvania residents
Test Scores	1,430	1,300
Acceptance Rate	49%	55%
Admission Yield	29%	19%
Student Population	48,956 36,306 undergraduate	50,028 41,745 undergraduate
Number of Faculty	3,724 Full-time 1,092 part-time	2,994 Full-time 621 part-time
Number of Staffs	15,984 Full-time 3,030 part-time	14,044 Full-time 1,418 part-time
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1	15 to 1
Financial Aid Amount	$12,757	$11,574
Graduation Rate	89%	83%
Transfer-out Rate	0%	1%
Retention Rate	94%	91%