Penn State Abington vs Gwynedd Mercy University

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Penn State Abington is a public and Gwynedd Mercy University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Gwynedd Mercy University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,995) than Penn State Abington ($25,388).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Abington than Gwynedd Mercy University.
Penn State Abington has a higher submitted SAT score (1,180) than Gwynedd Mercy University (1,110).
Penn State Abington has more students with 3,090 students while Gwynedd Mercy University has 2,091 students.
Gwynedd Mercy University has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Abington's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State Abington has more full-time faculties with 151 faculties while Gwynedd Mercy University has 91 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington and Gwynedd Mercy University.

Penn State Abington	vs.	Gwynedd Mercy University
Abington, Pennsylvania	Location	Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$15,240 Out-Of-State$25,388	2024 Tuition & Fees	$38,995
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$10,433	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,398

92.00 %	Acceptance Rates	93.97 %
14.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.01 %
1,180	SAT Score	1,110
23	ACT Score	-
28 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
32 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	76 %
3,090	Student Population	2,091
151	Number of Faculties	91
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), 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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