Dickinson College vs Penn State Behrend

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Dickinson College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Behrend is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Dickinson College has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,450) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Dickinson College than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Dickinson College has 2,137 students.
Dickinson College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Dickinson College has 215 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Dickinson College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College.

Dickinson College	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Carlisle, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification
$63,450	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
88%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$40,384	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

43.08 %	Acceptance Rates	95.71 %
16.96 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.74 %
-	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	26
83 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
89 %	Retention Rate	82 %
2,137	Student Population	3,295
215	Number of Faculties	286
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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