Penn State Altoona vs Gannon University

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Penn State Altoona is a public and Gannon University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Gannon University has more expensive tuition & fees ($37,951) than Penn State Altoona ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Gannon University than Penn State Altoona.
Gannon University has more students with 4,665 students while Penn State Altoona has 2,577 students.
Penn State Altoona has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Gannon University's ratio is 13 to 1.
Gannon University has more full-time faculties with 240 faculties while Penn State Altoona has 202 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona and Gannon University.

Penn State Altoona	vs.	Gannon University
Altoona, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$37,951
71%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$10,140	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,212

97.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.00 %
11.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.01 %
1,160	SAT Score	-
24	ACT Score	-
16 %	Graduation Rate	69 %
47 %	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
77 %	Retention Rate	79 %
2,577	Student Population	4,665
202	Number of Faculties	240
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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, Placement services

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