Penn State vs Thiel College

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Penn State is a public and Thiel College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Penn State has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,188) than Thiel College ($36,864).
It is harder to admit to Penn State than Thiel College.
Penn State has more students with 50,028 students while Thiel College has 907 students.
Thiel College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State has more full-time faculties with 2,994 faculties while Thiel College has 58 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State	vs.	Thiel College
University Park, Pennsylvania	Location	Greenville, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188	2024 Tuition & Fees	$36,864
56%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$11,574	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,124

54.22 %	Acceptance Rates	70.60 %
19.40 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.12 %
1,310	SAT Score	-
29	ACT Score	-
83 %	Graduation Rate	43 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	33 %
91 %	Retention Rate	71 %
50,028	Student Population	907
2,994	Number of Faculties	58
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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