LRC vs Penn State Behrend

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LRC is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Behrend is a public school and both are four-years schools.
LRC has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,120) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to LRC than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than LRC (1,140).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while LRC has 2,068 students.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while LRC has 65 full-time faculties.

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

LRC	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (smaller programs)	Carnegie Classification
$33,120	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
85%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$17,197	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

77.61 %	Acceptance Rates	95.71 %
10.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.74 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	26
55 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
67 %	Retention Rate	82 %
2,068	Student Population	3,295
65	Number of Faculties	286
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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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