Alvernia University vs Penn State Brandywine

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 Brandywine is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Alvernia University has more expensive tuition & fees ($42,810) than Penn State Brandywine ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Alvernia University than Penn State Brandywine.
Penn State Brandywine 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 Brandywine has 1,196 students.
Alvernia University has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Penn State Brandywine's ratio is 13 to 1.
Alvernia University has more full-time faculties with 108 faculties while Penn State Brandywine has 69 full-time faculties.

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

Alvernia University	vs.	Penn State Brandywine
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Media, 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$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
83%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$24,174	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,937

62.32 %	Acceptance Rates	95.33 %
12.10 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.84 %
1,160	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	25
63 %	Graduation Rate	25 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	29 %
68 %	Retention Rate	74 %
2,484	Student Population	1,196
108	Number of Faculties	69
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
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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