<p>pilot2012 Thanks. To be honest, I am still not sure which college to attend. Sometimes I make up my mind about Pitt, then big school and traditional college experience comes to my mind. </p>
<p>Some info for OP
Purdue University Average SAT: 1720
Math 25th percentile 550 75th percentile 690
Read 25th percentile 490 75th percentile 610
Writi 25th percentile 500 75th percentile 610</p>
<p>Penn State University Average SAT: 1780
Math 25th percentile 560 75th percentile 670
Read 25th percentile 530 75th percentile 630
Writi 25th percentile 530 75th percentile 640</p>
<p>Both are similar academically. Penn State has higher graduation rate. University of Colorado is also a good school. Forbes and ARWU both ranked it ahead of Penn State and Purdue.</p>