PA College 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.

PA College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public school and both are four-years schools.
PA College has more expensive tuition & fees ($31,866) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to PA College than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
PA College has more students with 1,775 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 PA College's ratio is 13 to 1.
PA College has more full-time faculties with 71 faculties while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 36 full-time faculties.

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

PA College	vs.	Penn State Greater Allegheny
Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Location	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Other health professions school	Carnegie Classification
$31,866	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
75%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$7,739	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,376

43.90 %	Acceptance Rates	95.01 %
46.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.01 %
-	SAT Score	1,125
-	ACT Score	-
58 %	Graduation Rate	21 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
72 %	Retention Rate	66 %
1,775	Student Population	363
71	Number of Faculties	36
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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