Marywood University vs Penn State Greater Allegheny

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

Marywood University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Marywood University has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,570) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Marywood University than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Marywood University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,150) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Marywood University has more students with 2,729 students while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 363 students.
Penn State Greater Allegheny has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Marywood University's ratio is 11 to 1.
Marywood University has more full-time faculties with 148 faculties while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 36 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Marywood University and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny.

Marywood University	vs.	Penn State Greater Allegheny
Scranton, Pennsylvania	Location	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification
$39,570	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$24,753	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,376

83.99 %	Acceptance Rates	95.01 %
15.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.01 %
1,150	SAT Score	1,125
24	ACT Score	-
75 %	Graduation Rate	21 %
16 %	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
83 %	Retention Rate	66 %
2,729	Student Population	363
148	Number of Faculties	36
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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