Penn State Abington vs Penn State Behrend

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 Behrend has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Penn State Abington ($25,388).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Abington than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,180) than Penn State Abington (1,180).
Penn State Behrend has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State Abington (23).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Penn State Abington has 3,090 students.
Penn State Behrend has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Penn State Abington's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Penn State Abington has 151 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College.

Penn State Abington	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Abington, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification
In-State$15,240 Out-Of-State$25,388	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$10,433	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

92.00 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
14.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.99 %
1,180	SAT Score	1,210
23	ACT Score	26
28 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
32 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
76 %	Retention Rate	82 %
3,090	Student Population	3,295
151	Number of Faculties	286
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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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