Duquesne University vs Penn State Greater Allegheny

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Duquesne University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Duquesne University has more expensive tuition & fees ($47,146) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Duquesne University than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Duquesne University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,250) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Duquesne University has more students with 8,107 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 Duquesne University's ratio is 12 to 1.
Duquesne University has more full-time faculties with 478 faculties while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 36 full-time faculties.

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

Duquesne University	vs.	Penn State Greater Allegheny
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Location	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification
$47,146	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
96%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$22,716	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,376

78.85 %	Acceptance Rates	94.66 %
13.27 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.55 %
1,250	SAT Score	1,125
27	ACT Score	-
77 %	Graduation Rate	21 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
84 %	Retention Rate	66 %
8,107	Student Population	363
478	Number of Faculties	36
12 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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