DeSales University vs Penn State Berks

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DeSales University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Berks is a public school and both are four-years schools.
DeSales University has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,800) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to DeSales University than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has a higher submitted SAT score (1,190) than DeSales University (1,190).
Both DeSales University and Penn State Berks have the same submitted ACT scores (27).
DeSales University has more students with 2,991 students while Penn State Berks has 2,077 students.
DeSales University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Berks has more full-time faculties with 140 faculties while DeSales University has 133 full-time faculties.

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

DeSales University	vs.	Penn State Berks
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Reading, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification
$44,800	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
87%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$24,311	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,229

78.58 %	Acceptance Rates	97.13 %
15.54 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.41 %
1,190	SAT Score	1,210
27	ACT Score	27
67 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
78 %	Retention Rate	76 %
2,991	Student Population	2,077
133	Number of Faculties	140
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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