Lafayette College vs Penn State Brandywine

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Lafayette College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Brandywine is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Lafayette College has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,824) than Penn State Brandywine ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Lafayette College than Penn State Brandywine.
Lafayette College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,410) than Penn State Brandywine (1,210).
Lafayette College has higher submitted ACT score (32) than Penn State Brandywine (25).
Lafayette College has more students with 2,729 students while Penn State Brandywine has 1,196 students.
Lafayette College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Brandywine's ratio is 13 to 1.
Lafayette College has more full-time faculties with 251 faculties while Penn State Brandywine has 69 full-time faculties.

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

Lafayette College	vs.	Penn State Brandywine
Easton, Pennsylvania	Location	Media, 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$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$25,351	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,937

31.47 %	Acceptance Rates	95.33 %
22.43 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.84 %
1,410	SAT Score	1,210
32	ACT Score	25
89 %	Graduation Rate	25 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	29 %
90 %	Retention Rate	74 %
2,729	Student Population	1,196
251	Number of Faculties	69
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
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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