CMU vs Penn State Behrend

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

CMU is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Behrend is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,274) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to CMU than Penn State Behrend.
CMU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,540) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
CMU has higher submitted ACT score (35) than Penn State Behrend (26).
CMU has more students with 16,002 students while Penn State Behrend has 3,295 students.
CMU has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
CMU has more full-time faculties with 1,286 faculties while Penn State Behrend has 286 full-time faculties.

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

CMU	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification
$63,274	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$40,660	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

11.40 %	Acceptance Rates	95.71 %
44.44 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.74 %
1,540	SAT Score	1,210
35	ACT Score	26
91 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
97 %	Retention Rate	82 %
16,002	Student Population	3,295
1,286	Number of Faculties	286
5 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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