Northwestern vs. The Pennsylvania State

Compare two graduate schools with tuition, enrollment, programs, and more academic characteristics. Northwestern ranked 11st and The Pennsylvania State ranked th in college ranking.

Northwesternvs.The Pennsylvania State

Northwestern is a private school while The Pennsylvania State is a public school. Northwestern is located in Evanston, IL and The Pennsylvania State is located in University Park, PA.
  • Northwestern Graduate School has more expensive graduate school tuition of $53,871 than The Pennsylvania State Graduate School ($39,778).
  • The Pennsylvania State Graduate School is larger with 15,438 graduate students than Northwestern Graduate School (14,168 students).
  • The Pennsylvania State Graduate School is more graduate programs of 625 programs than Northwestern Graduate School (435 programs).
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#12 in National Universities
#2 in Illinois
Rankings
Private, 4 yearsSchool TypePublic, 4 years
Evanston, ILLocationUniversity Park, PA
Academic
$95Graduate School Application Fee
Research University (very high research activity)Carnegie ClassificationResearch University (very high research activity)
Master's
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Post-Master Certificate
Offered Graduate Degrees
435 ProgramsNumber of Graduate Programs625 Programs
12 ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs67 Programs
Tuition & Fees
$53,871Average Graduate Programs$23,719 Pennsylvania residents
$39,778 out-of-state
$66,948Medical School Tuition
Student Population
23,161Total Students88,914
14,168Graduate Enrollment15,438
1,123Online Graduate Enrollment15,680
Special Learning Opportunities and Student Services
Online Degree/Certificate Program Offered for Both Undergraduate and GraduateDistance Learning (Online Classes)
ROTC
Study Abroad
Weekend/Evening College
Teacher Certifiate
Special Opportunities
✔ (Dormitory Capacity: 4,456)
$11,748 average annual costs
On-Campus Living
Not offered or not ReportedMeal Plan
Faculties and Staffs
6 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio15 to 1
2,325 Full-time
340 Part-time
Number of Faculties2,994 Full-time
621 Part-time
9,894 Full-time
544 Part-time
Number of Staffs14,044 Full-time
1,418 Part-time
$163,111 for Faculties
$85,974 Part-time
Average Salary$100,993 for Faculties
$68,729 Part-time
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