Allegheny College vs Penn State Berks

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Allegheny College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Berks is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Allegheny College has more expensive tuition & fees ($54,960) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Allegheny College than Penn State Berks.
Allegheny College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,250) than Penn State Berks (1,210).
Allegheny College has higher submitted ACT score (29) than Penn State Berks (27).
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while Allegheny College has 1,353 students.
Allegheny College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Allegheny College has more full-time faculties with 158 faculties while Penn State Berks has 140 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Allegheny College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks.

Allegheny College	vs.	Penn State Berks
Meadville, Pennsylvania	Location	Reading, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification
$54,960	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$42,099	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,229

58.53 %	Acceptance Rates	97.13 %
9.58 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.41 %
1,250	SAT Score	1,210
29	ACT Score	27
67 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
79 %	Retention Rate	76 %
1,353	Student Population	2,077
158	Number of Faculties	140
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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