CMU vs Penn State Brandywine

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CMU is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Brandywine is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,274) than Penn State Brandywine ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to CMU than Penn State Brandywine.
CMU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,540) than Penn State Brandywine (1,210).
CMU has higher submitted ACT score (35) than Penn State Brandywine (25).
CMU has more students with 16,002 students while Penn State Brandywine has 1,196 students.
CMU has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while Penn State Brandywine's ratio is 13 to 1.
CMU has more full-time faculties with 1,286 faculties while Penn State Brandywine has 69 full-time faculties.

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

CMU	vs.	Penn State Brandywine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Location	Media, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification
$63,274	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$40,660	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,937

11.40 %	Acceptance Rates	95.33 %
44.44 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.84 %
1,540	SAT Score	1,210
35	ACT Score	25
91 %	Graduation Rate	25 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	29 %
97 %	Retention Rate	74 %
16,002	Student Population	1,196
1,286	Number of Faculties	69
5 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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