Penn State vs Cedar Crest College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Penn State is a public and Cedar Crest College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Cedar Crest College has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,934) than Penn State ($40,188).
It is harder to admit to Penn State than Cedar Crest College.
Penn State has a higher submitted SAT score (1,310) than Cedar Crest College (1,070).
Penn State has more students with 50,028 students while Cedar Crest College has 1,324 students.
Cedar Crest College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State has more full-time faculties with 2,994 faculties while Cedar Crest College has 75 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus and Cedar Crest College.

Penn State	vs.	Cedar Crest College
University Park, Pennsylvania	Location	Allentown, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188	2024 Tuition & Fees	$44,934
56%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$11,574	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,895

54.00 %	Acceptance Rates	98.96 %
19.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.04 %
1,310	SAT Score	1,070
29	ACT Score	-
83 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
91 %	Retention Rate	73 %
50,028	Student Population	1,324
2,994	Number of Faculties	75
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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