Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Ohio State is more diverse (index 0.38 vs. 0.19)

    Diversity index
  2. 2

    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois graduates 12 pts more of its students than Ohio State (36% vs. 25%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Ohio State has 1.8× as many undergrads as Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois grads earn $3K more ten years out than Ohio State's ($63,435 vs. $60,409)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois has 3 pts more first-gen students than Ohio State (29% vs. 26%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Ohio State has 0 pts more Pell recipients than Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois (30% vs. 29%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois admits 97%; Ohio State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois97%
Ohio StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisOpen
  • Ohio StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois
990–1210
Ohio StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisGPA and school record required
  • Ohio StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

Ohio State has 1.8× as many undergrads as Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois349
Ohio State621
Pell Grant share
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois29%
Ohio State30%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois, and Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship at Ohio State.

Students per faculty member
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois9 to 1
Ohio State17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisBusiness/Commerce, General40%
  • Ohio StateElementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship23%

What each pays off

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois's former students earn more, a median $63.4K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois$63.4K
Ohio State$60.4K
Graduation rate
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois36%
Ohio State25%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisGrowing+19%
  • Ohio StateNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why