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UConn vs Penn State

UConn students with aid paid less on average (in-state): $24,342 vs $33,675 a year.

Highlighted = the better number: lower price or debt, higher rate or pay.

UConn Penn State
Getting in
MeasureUConnPenn State
Admit rate 54% 55%
SAT, enrolled first-years (middle 50%) 1260–1420 1280–1410
ACT, enrolled first-years (middle 50%) 29–32 28–32
SAT or ACT for fall 2027 Optional Optional
Next deadline Regular decision: Jan 15 Closed
Cost
MeasureUConnPenn State
Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges) $40,744 $41,003
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges) $24,342 $33,675
Average paid from out of state, estimated $47,010 $56,067
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
MeasureUConnPenn State
Under $30,000 $13,649 $22,193
$30,000–$48,000 $13,415 $21,267
$48,000–$75,000 $17,169 $25,458
$75,000–$110,000 $26,207 $31,948
Over $110,000 $36,552 $39,140
After you start
MeasureUConnPenn State
Undergrads 19,835 42,284
Graduate within 6 years 84% 86%
Come back for year two 93% 93%
Median earnings 10 years after starting $82,098 $71,762
Median debt at graduation $20,313 $24,500

Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers

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