Bucknell University vs Penn State Berks

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Bucknell University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Berks is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Bucknell University has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,772) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Bucknell University than Penn State Berks.
Bucknell University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,370) than Penn State Berks (1,210).
Bucknell University has higher submitted ACT score (32) than Penn State Berks (27).
Bucknell University has more students with 3,787 students while Penn State Berks has 2,077 students.
Bucknell University has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Bucknell University has more full-time faculties with 398 faculties while Penn State Berks has 140 full-time faculties.

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

Bucknell University	vs.	Penn State Berks
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania	Location	Reading, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification
$64,772	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
55%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$36,218	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,229

32.01 %	Acceptance Rates	97.13 %
29.23 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.41 %
1,370	SAT Score	1,210
32	ACT Score	27
86 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
9 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
91 %	Retention Rate	76 %
3,787	Student Population	2,077
398	Number of Faculties	140
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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