PAFA 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.

PAFA is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Behrend is a public school and both are four-years schools.
PAFA has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,600) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to PAFA than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while PAFA has 172 students.
PAFA has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 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 Erie-Behrend College.

PAFA	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master'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	74%
$25,119	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

88.02 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
11.24 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.99 %
-	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	26
50 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
36 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
80 %	Retention Rate	82 %
172	Student Population	3,295
19	Number of Faculties	286
5 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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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