DeSales University vs Penn State Greater Allegheny

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DeSales University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public school and both are four-years schools.
DeSales University has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,800) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to DeSales University than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
DeSales University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,190) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
DeSales University has more students with 2,991 students while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 363 students.
Penn State Greater Allegheny has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while DeSales University's ratio is 11 to 1.
DeSales University has more full-time faculties with 133 faculties while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 36 full-time faculties.

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

DeSales University	vs.	Penn State Greater Allegheny
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	McKeesport, 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$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
87%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$24,311	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,376

78.99 %	Acceptance Rates	95.01 %
16.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.01 %
1,190	SAT Score	1,125
27	ACT Score	-
67 %	Graduation Rate	21 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
78 %	Retention Rate	66 %
2,991	Student Population	363
133	Number of Faculties	36
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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