Geneva College vs Penn State Altoona

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Geneva College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Altoona is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Geneva College has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,610) than Penn State Altoona ($26,668).
Penn State Altoona has more students with 2,577 students while Geneva College has 1,232 students.
Geneva College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Altoona's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Altoona has more full-time faculties with 202 faculties while Geneva College has 60 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Geneva College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona.

Geneva College	vs.	Penn State Altoona
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania	Location	Altoona, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Master's College and University (smaller programs)	Carnegie Classification
$33,610	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
88%	% Receiving Financial Aid	71%
$19,309	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,140

-	Acceptance Rates	97.31 %
-	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.37 %
-	SAT Score	1,160
-	ACT Score	24
68 %	Graduation Rate	16 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	47 %
75 %	Retention Rate	77 %
1,232	Student Population	2,577
60	Number of Faculties	202
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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