F&M vs Penn State Brandywine

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F&M is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Brandywine is a public school and both are four-years schools.
F&M has more expensive tuition & fees ($68,380) than Penn State Brandywine ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to F&M than Penn State Brandywine.
F&M has a higher submitted SAT score (1,390) than Penn State Brandywine (1,210).
F&M has higher submitted ACT score (31) than Penn State Brandywine (25).
F&M has more students with 1,990 students while Penn State Brandywine has 1,196 students.
F&M has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Brandywine's ratio is 13 to 1.
F&M has more full-time faculties with 251 faculties while Penn State Brandywine has 69 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Franklin and Marshall College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine.

F&M	vs.	Penn State Brandywine
Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Location	Media, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification
$68,380	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
62%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$50,919	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,937

32.00 %	Acceptance Rates	95.00 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.99 %
1,390	SAT Score	1,210
31	ACT Score	25
85 %	Graduation Rate	25 %
10 %	Transfer-out Rate	29 %
88 %	Retention Rate	74 %
1,990	Student Population	1,196
251	Number of Faculties	69
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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