Central Penn vs Penn State Berks

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

Central Penn is a private (for-profit) and Penn State Berks is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Penn State Berks has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Central Penn ($19,404).
It is harder to admit to Central Penn than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while Central Penn has 943 students.
Central Penn has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Berks has more full-time faculties with 140 faculties while Central Penn has 33 full-time faculties.

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

Central Penn	vs.	Penn State Berks
Summerdale, Pennsylvania	Location	Reading, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification
$19,404	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$6,378	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,229

25.93 %	Acceptance Rates	97.01 %
61.04 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	27
35 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
75 %	Retention Rate	76 %
943	Student Population	2,077
33	Number of Faculties	140
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	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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