Grove City College vs Penn State Behrend

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Grove City College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Behrend is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Penn State Behrend has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Grove City College ($20,890).
It is harder to admit to Grove City College than Penn State Behrend.
Grove City College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,251) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
Grove City College has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Grove City College has 2,316 students.
Penn State Behrend has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Grove City College's ratio is 13 to 1.

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

Grove City College	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Grove City, 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 - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification
$20,890	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
66%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$8,255	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

73.40 %	Acceptance Rates	95.71 %
37.31 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.74 %
1,251	SAT Score	1,210
27	ACT Score	26
80 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
9 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
88 %	Retention Rate	82 %
2,316	Student Population	3,295
-	Number of Faculties	286
13 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, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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