PAFA vs Penn State Berks

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PAFA is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Berks is a public school and both are four-years schools.
PAFA has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,600) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to PAFA than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while PAFA has 172 students.
PAFA has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Berks has more full-time faculties with 140 faculties while PAFA has 19 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks.

PAFA	vs.	Penn State Berks
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Location	Reading, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification
$44,600	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$25,119	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,229

88.02 %	Acceptance Rates	97.01 %
11.24 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	27
50 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
36 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
80 %	Retention Rate	76 %
172	Student Population	2,077
19	Number of Faculties	140
5 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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