Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus vs University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Side-by-side comparison of Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Metrics	PS Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	Add from backpackUp to 2 more
Location	University Park, PA	Pittsburgh, PA
Control	Public	Public
Carnegie	A Doctoral University (which undergraduates attend) with very high research activity	A Doctoral University (which undergraduates attend) with very high research activity
In-state tuition	$21,098	$22,736
Out-of-state tuition	$43,490	$43,432
Avg. net price	$33,675	$29,362
Acceptance rate	61%	58%
Enrollment	42,284	20,370
Campus setting	City: Small	City: Large
Graduation rate	85%	86%
Retention rate	93%	92%
Median earnings	$71,762	$73,113
SAT range	ERW 620-700 · Math 620-720	ERW 640-720 · Math 640-740
ACT range	27-32	29-33
Themes	Not reported	AffordableBig sportsA State's Flagship Public University or SimilarPublic flagshipResearch university
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Bars are drawn from the figures in each cell. Rates use a 0–100% scale; tuition, net price, enrollment and earnings are relative to the largest value among the colleges shown (darker bar); SAT and ACT bands sit on each test's full scale (200–800 per SAT section, 1–36 for the ACT).