Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University vs University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) is a Public, 4-years school located in Blacksburg, VA and University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus (Pitt) is a Public, 4-years school located in Pittsburgh, PA. Following list and table compares two rivalry schools in various academic factors.

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus has higher submitted SAT score (1,370) than Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1,330).
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus (49.14% acceptance rate) is tighter than Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (56.98% acceptance rate) to get in.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (38,170 students) is larger than University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus (33,767 students).
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus has more expensive tuition & fees of $39,890 than Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University($36,694).
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus has more full-time faculties of 4,261 faculties than Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University(2,109 facluties).

	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Location	Blacksburg, VA	Pittsburgh, PA
School Type	Public, 4-years	Public, 4-years
Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree	Doctor's degree
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$36,694 $15,478 for Virginia residents	$39,890 $21,524 for Pennsylvania residents
Graduate Tuition	$34,085 $18,013 for Virginia residents	$45,034 $27,064 for Pennsylvania residents
Test Scores	1,330	1,370
Acceptance Rate	57%	49%
Admission Yield	28%	17%
Student Population	38,170 30,434 undergraduate	33,767 24,420 undergraduate
Number of Faculty	2,109 Full-time 232 part-time	4,261 Full-time 690 part-time
Number of Staffs	8,076 Full-time 531 part-time	12,271 Full-time 993 part-time
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1	13 to 1
Financial Aid Amount	$8,832	$11,497
Graduation Rate	86%	83%
Transfer-out Rate	0%	11%
Retention Rate	91%	93%