CHC 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.

CHC is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Behrend is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CHC has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,410) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to CHC than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while CHC has 1,420 students.
CHC has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 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 Erie-Behrend College.

CHC	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification
$39,410	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$24,096	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

79.02 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
9.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.99 %
-	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	26
62 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
67 %	Retention Rate	82 %
1,420	Student Population	3,295
66	Number of Faculties	286
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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