Alvernia University 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.

Alvernia University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Berks is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Alvernia University has more expensive tuition & fees ($42,810) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Alvernia University than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has a higher submitted SAT score (1,160) than Alvernia University (1,160).
Alvernia University has more students with 2,484 students while Penn State Berks has 2,077 students.
Alvernia University has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Berks has more full-time faculties with 140 faculties while Alvernia University has 108 full-time faculties.

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

Alvernia University	vs.	Penn State Berks
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Reading, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification
$42,810	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
83%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$24,174	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,229

62.32 %	Acceptance Rates	97.13 %
12.10 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.41 %
1,160	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	27
63 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
68 %	Retention Rate	76 %
2,484	Student Population	2,077
108	Number of Faculties	140
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	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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