Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus (IUP) vs The Pennsylvania State University (PSU)

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus and The Pennsylvania State University are two distinct institutions of higher learning in Pennsylvania, each offering unique educational experiences. IUP is a public university with an acceptance rate of 86%, while Penn State is a public research university with a more selective acceptance rate of 54%. Both universities offer a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs, with popular majors at IUP including Business, Education, and Health Professions, and popular majors at Penn State including Engineering, Business, and Health Professions. IUP has a smaller student body, with a total enrollment of around 10,000 students, while Penn State has a much larger student body, with a total enrollment of over 40,000 students. Additionally, IUP has a higher graduation rate of 62% compared to Penn State's 84%. To help you make an informed decision about which university is the right fit for you, we have compiled a comprehensive comparison table

	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus	The Pennsylvania State University
Overview
Location	Indiana, Pennsylvania	University Park, Pennsylvania
Campus setting	Town: Distant	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	71.0%	87.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	94.2%	92.3%
Application fees	$50	Undergraduate: $65 Graduate: $65
SAT range	940 - 1140	1140 - 1360
ACT range	17 - 25	25 - 31
Students submitting SAT score	42.0%	32.0%
Students submitting ACT score	4.0%	6.0%
Total number of applicants	8,846	96,686
Total number of admissions given out	8,333	89,207
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,721	16,049
Yield rate	20.7%	18.0%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $28,770 Out of state: $34,523	In state: $38,270 Out of state: $55,848
Average net price	$21,153	$24,012
Tuition	In state: $9,570 Out of state: $13,890	In state: $18,368 Out of state: $35,946
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $8,950 Meal plan: $3,620	Room/dormitory: $7,360 Meal plan: $5,618
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $7,078	51.0% Average amount $9,884
Students receiving federal student loan	70.0% Average amount $5,372	49.0% Average amount $5,305
Students taking out private loans	18.0% Average amount $13,129	13.0% Average amount $19,837

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	7,333 Men 39.7% Women 60.3%	73,476 Men 53.7% Women 46.3%
Graduate students	1,965 Men 35.3% Women 64.7%	15,438 Men 51.7% Women 48.3%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	4.5%	34.1%
International students	4.2%	10.5%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	3,906	20,547
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Pennsylvania Maryland Ohio New Jersey New York	Pennsylvania New Jersey New York Maryland Virginia

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Business Education Visual & Performing Arts Communication and Journalism	Business Engineering Computer and Information Science Health Professions Social Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	22:1	15:1
Institutional accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	55.6%	72.3%
Dropout rate	19.6%	25.7%
Transferred out	23.5%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $59,682 Year 2: $61,020 Year 3: $72,753 Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,292 Year 2: $73,949 Year 3: $70,895 Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,115 Year 2: $59,402 Year 3: $70,011 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,026 Year 2: $59,726 Year 3: $67,689 English Language and Literature, General (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $60,407 Year 2: $67,101 Year 3: $64,637 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,262 Year 2: $59,807 Year 3: $62,945 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,788 Year 2: $57,657 Year 3: $62,352 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,890 Year 2: $45,696 Year 3: $56,918 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,283 Year 2: $49,269 Year 3: $56,005 Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $46,294 Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: $55,227	Information Science/Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $109,295 Year 2: $120,549 Year 3: $125,527 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $99,798 Year 2: $95,930 Year 3: $120,289 Computer Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $100,190 Year 2: $97,959 Year 3: $113,544 Mining and Mineral Engineering (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $98,403 Year 3: $108,754 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $100,372 Year 2: $100,455 Year 3: $107,874 Systems Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $96,574 Year 2: $99,291 Year 3: $104,370 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $95,304 Year 2: $97,855 Year 3: $104,056 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $92,512 Year 2: $94,864 Year 3: $103,461 Management Information Systems and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $92,632 Year 3: $98,201 Nuclear Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $89,155 Year 3: $94,780

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