La Salle University vs Penn State Behrend

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

La Salle University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Behrend is a public school and both are four-years schools.
La Salle University has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,570) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to La Salle University than Penn State Behrend.
La Salle University has more students with 4,049 students while Penn State Behrend has 3,295 students.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while La Salle University has 196 full-time faculties.

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

La Salle University	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification
$35,570	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
88%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$24,196	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

86.19 %	Acceptance Rates	95.71 %
11.14 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.74 %
-	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	26
61 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
69 %	Retention Rate	82 %
4,049	Student Population	3,295
196	Number of Faculties	286
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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