Holy Family vs Penn State Greater Allegheny

Compare two rival schools - Holy Family University and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny with tuition and admission information where Holy Family is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Philadelphia, PA and Penn State Greater Allegheny is a four-years, public located in McKeesport, PA.
The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.
  • Holy Family is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public school and both are four-years schools.
  • Holy Family has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,968) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
  • It is harder to admit to Holy Family than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
  • Penn State Greater Allegheny has a higher submitted SAT score (1,030) than Holy Family (1,030).
  • Holy Family has more students with 2,912 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 Holy Family's ratio is 13 to 1.
  • Holy Family has more full-time faculties with 76 faculties while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 36 full-time faculties.
The following table compares the two rival schools - Holy Family University and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Holy Familyvs.Penn State Greater Allegheny
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaLocationMcKeesport, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)School Typefour-years, Public
Doctor's degreeHighest Degree OfferedBachelor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)Carnegie Classification
$33,9682024 Tuition & Fees
In-State$14,380
Out-Of-State$23,872
93%% Receiving Financial Aid82%
$18,237Average Amount of Financial Aid$11,376
73.99 %Acceptance Rates95.01 %
23.99 %Yield (Enrollment Rates)23.01 %
1,030SAT Score1,125
-ACT Score-
58 %Graduation Rate21 %
26 %Transfer-out Rate34 %
79 %Retention Rate66 %
2,912Student Population363
76Number of Faculties36
13 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher CertificationSpecial Learning OpportunitiesDistance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement servicesOn Campus Student ServicesAcademic/career counseling service, Employment services