CHC vs Penn State Berks

Compare two rival schools - Chestnut Hill College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks with tuition and admission information where CHC is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Philadelphia, PA and Penn State Berks is a four-years, public located in Reading, PA.
The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.
  • CHC is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Berks is a public school and both are four-years schools.
  • CHC has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,410) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
  • It is harder to admit to CHC than Penn State Berks.
  • Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while CHC has 1,420 students.
  • CHC has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
  • Penn State Berks has more full-time faculties with 140 faculties while CHC has 66 full-time faculties.
The following table compares the two rival schools - Chestnut Hill College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks.
CHCvs.Penn State Berks
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaLocationReading, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)School Typefour-years, Public
Doctor's degreeHighest Degree OfferedBachelor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)Carnegie Classification
$39,4102024 Tuition & Fees
In-State$15,944
Out-Of-State$26,668
92%% Receiving Financial Aid72%
$24,096Average Amount of Financial Aid$9,229
79.13 %Acceptance Rates97.13 %
8.79 %Yield (Enrollment Rates)10.41 %
-SAT Score1,210
-ACT Score27
62 %Graduation Rate33 %
24 %Transfer-out Rate25 %
67 %Retention Rate76 %
1,420Student Population2,077
66Number of Faculties140
10 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher CertificationSpecial Learning OpportunitiesDistance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment servicesOn Campus Student ServicesAcademic/career counseling service, Employment services