PA 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.

PA College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Behrend is a public school and both are four-years schools.
PA College has more expensive tuition & fees ($31,866) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to PA College than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while PA College has 1,775 students.
Penn State Behrend has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while PA College's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while PA College has 71 full-time faculties.

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

PA College	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Other health professions school	Carnegie Classification
$31,866	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
75%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$7,739	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

43.90 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
46.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.99 %
-	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	26
58 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
72 %	Retention Rate	82 %
1,775	Student Population	3,295
71	Number of Faculties	286
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	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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