Allegheny College vs Penn State Behrend

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 Behrend is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Allegheny College has more expensive tuition & fees ($54,960) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Allegheny College than Penn State Behrend.
Allegheny College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,250) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
Allegheny College has higher submitted ACT score (29) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 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 Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Allegheny College has 158 full-time faculties.

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

Allegheny College	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Meadville, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master'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	74%
$42,099	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

58.53 %	Acceptance Rates	95.71 %
9.58 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.74 %
1,250	SAT Score	1,210
29	ACT Score	26
67 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
79 %	Retention Rate	82 %
1,353	Student Population	3,295
158	Number of Faculties	286
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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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