Allegheny College vs Penn State Greater Allegheny

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Allegheny College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Allegheny College has more expensive tuition & fees ($54,960) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Allegheny College than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Allegheny College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,250) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Allegheny College has more students with 1,353 students while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 363 students.
Allegheny College has more full-time faculties with 158 faculties while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 36 full-time faculties.

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

Allegheny College	vs.	Penn State Greater Allegheny
Meadville, Pennsylvania	Location	McKeesport, 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$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$42,099	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,376

58.53 %	Acceptance Rates	94.66 %
9.58 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.55 %
1,250	SAT Score	1,125
29	ACT Score	-
67 %	Graduation Rate	21 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
79 %	Retention Rate	66 %
1,353	Student Population	363
158	Number of Faculties	36
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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