Penn State (main campus) versus UConn

yabeyabe2
Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:04:16 +0000

The kids I have known at both have enjoyed them equally. PSU alumni are more rabid, perhaps because PSU has been a national football power 20 years longer than UConn has been a basketball power. In addition, PSU draws more rural kids than UConn does, because of the nature of the state (often described as Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, with Alabama inbetween). For many of those kids, going to PSU is the greatest adventure of their lives by far. PSU is a MAJOR party school, but has some strong departments.

Check the graduation and freshman retention rates–I believe PSU is one of the tops in the nation in its category. But if I could pay in state rates at either, that would be decisive, as I do not think the quality of academics or life varies much.