Lafayette College vs Penn State Berks

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Lafayette College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Berks is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Lafayette College has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,824) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Lafayette College than Penn State Berks.
Lafayette College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,410) than Penn State Berks (1,210).
Lafayette College has higher submitted ACT score (32) than Penn State Berks (27).
Lafayette College has more students with 2,729 students while Penn State Berks has 2,077 students.
Lafayette College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Lafayette College has more full-time faculties with 251 faculties while Penn State Berks has 140 full-time faculties.

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

Lafayette College	vs.	Penn State Berks
Easton, Pennsylvania	Location	Reading, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification
$61,824	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$25,351	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,229

31.00 %	Acceptance Rates	97.01 %
21.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.00 %
1,410	SAT Score	1,210
32	ACT Score	27
89 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
90 %	Retention Rate	76 %
2,729	Student Population	2,077
251	Number of Faculties	140
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	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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