Alvernia University vs Penn State Greater Allegheny

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Alvernia University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Alvernia University has more expensive tuition & fees ($42,810) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Alvernia University than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Alvernia University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,160) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Alvernia University has more students with 2,484 students while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 363 students.
Penn State Greater Allegheny has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Alvernia University's ratio is 12 to 1.
Alvernia University has more full-time faculties with 108 faculties while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 36 full-time faculties.

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

Alvernia University	vs.	Penn State Greater Allegheny
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	McKeesport, 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$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
83%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$24,174	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,376

61.99 %	Acceptance Rates	95.01 %
11.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.01 %
1,160	SAT Score	1,125
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	21 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
68 %	Retention Rate	66 %
2,484	Student Population	363
108	Number of Faculties	36
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	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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