Central Penn vs University of Scranton

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 University of Scranton is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
University of Scranton has more expensive tuition & fees ($52,034) than Central Penn ($19,404).
It is harder to admit to Central Penn than University of Scranton.
University of Scranton has more students with 4,731 students while Central Penn has 943 students.
Central Penn has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while University of Scranton's ratio is 12 to 1.
University of Scranton has more full-time faculties with 280 faculties while Central Penn has 33 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Central Penn College and University of Scranton.

Central Penn	vs.	University of Scranton
Summerdale, Pennsylvania	Location	Scranton, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$19,404	2024 Tuition & Fees	$52,034
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	93%
$6,378	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,952

25.93 %	Acceptance Rates	84.35 %
61.04 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.79 %
-	SAT Score	1,230
-	ACT Score	27
35 %	Graduation Rate	79 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
75 %	Retention Rate	85 %
943	Student Population	4,731
33	Number of Faculties	280
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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