March Madness: 7 facts to compare Wright State Raiders and Tennessee Volunteers

Check out seven fast facts about each college below:

1. How old?

WSU: 1967, 50 years old

Tennessee: 1794, 224 years old

2. What are the mascots?

WSU: The Raiders, which in the early days were depicted by a viking and was swapped out for a wolf in 1997, according to the university.

Tennessee: The Volunteers, though in 1953 the university decided to make their “live mascot” a hound dog named Smokey.

3. How many total students?

WSU: 17,108

Tennessee: 28,321

4. Tuition and fees price

WSU: $10,814

Tennessee: $12,970

5. Size of faculty

WSU: 824 full-time faculty

Tennessee: 1,586 full-time faculty

6. How many degrees available?

WSU: 150 bachelor’s degrees, 145 graduate programs

Tennessee: 360 bachelor’s degrees, 530 graduate programs

7. Impact on state economy

WSU: More than $1 billion

Tennessee: $1.6 billion