Penn State 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.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,188) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Penn State than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Penn State has a higher submitted SAT score (1,310) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Penn State has more students with 50,028 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 Penn State's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State has more full-time faculties with 2,994 faculties while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 36 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny.

Penn State	vs.	Penn State Greater Allegheny
University Park, Pennsylvania	Location	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification
In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
56%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$11,574	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,376

54.00 %	Acceptance Rates	95.01 %
19.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.01 %
1,310	SAT Score	1,125
29	ACT Score	-
83 %	Graduation Rate	21 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
91 %	Retention Rate	66 %
50,028	Student Population	363
2,994	Number of Faculties	36
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	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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