Messiah University vs Penn State Berks

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Messiah University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Berks is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Messiah University has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,640) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Messiah University than Penn State Berks.
Both Messiah University and Penn State Berks have the same submitted SAT scores (1,210).
Penn State Berks has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Messiah University (26).
Messiah University has more students with 3,231 students while Penn State Berks has 2,077 students.
Messiah University has more full-time faculties with 195 faculties while Penn State Berks has 140 full-time faculties.

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

Messiah University	vs.	Penn State Berks
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania	Location	Reading, 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
$40,640	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
95%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$26,414	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,229

78.48 %	Acceptance Rates	97.13 %
31.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.41 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,210
26	ACT Score	27
78 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
16 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
86 %	Retention Rate	76 %
3,231	Student Population	2,077
195	Number of Faculties	140
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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