Cedar Crest College vs Penn State

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

Cedar Crest College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Cedar Crest College has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,934) than Penn State ($40,188).
It is harder to admit to Penn State than Cedar Crest College.
Penn State has a higher submitted SAT score (1,070) than Cedar Crest College (1,070).
Penn State has more students with 50,028 students while Cedar Crest College has 1,324 students.
Cedar Crest College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State has more full-time faculties with 2,994 faculties while Cedar Crest College has 75 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Cedar Crest College and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Cedar Crest College	vs.	Penn State
Allentown, Pennsylvania	Location	University Park, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (smaller programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$44,934	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$22,895	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,574

98.96 %	Acceptance Rates	54.00 %
14.04 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
1,070	SAT Score	1,310
-	ACT Score	29
62 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
17 %	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
73 %	Retention Rate	91 %
1,324	Student Population	50,028
75	Number of Faculties	2,994
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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