Curtis Institute of Music vs Penn State Berks

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Curtis Institute of Music is a private (not-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 Curtis Institute of Music ($6,000).
It is harder to admit to Curtis Institute of Music than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while Curtis Institute of Music has 151 students.
Curtis Institute of Music has a lower number of students per faculty with 2 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Berks has more full-time faculties with 140 faculties while Curtis Institute of Music has 4 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Curtis Institute of Music and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks.

Curtis Institute of Music	vs.	Penn State Berks
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Location	Reading, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification
$6,000	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$14,289	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,229

6.95 %	Acceptance Rates	97.01 %
80.65 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	27
83 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
100 %	Retention Rate	76 %
151	Student Population	2,077
4	Number of Faculties	140
2 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	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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