Lafayette College 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.

Lafayette College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Behrend is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Lafayette College has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,824) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Lafayette College than Penn State Behrend.
Lafayette College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,410) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
Lafayette College has higher submitted ACT score (32) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Lafayette College has 2,729 students.
Lafayette College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Lafayette College has 251 full-time faculties.

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

Lafayette College	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Easton, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master'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	74%
$25,351	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

31.00 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
21.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.99 %
1,410	SAT Score	1,210
32	ACT Score	26
89 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
90 %	Retention Rate	82 %
2,729	Student Population	3,295
251	Number of Faculties	286
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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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