Penn State Altoona vs Gwynedd Mercy University

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Penn State Altoona 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 Altoona ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Gwynedd Mercy University than Penn State Altoona.
Penn State Altoona has a higher submitted SAT score (1,160) than Gwynedd Mercy University (1,110).
Penn State Altoona has more students with 2,577 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 Altoona's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Altoona has more full-time faculties with 202 faculties while Gwynedd Mercy University has 91 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Altoona	vs.	Gwynedd Mercy University
Altoona, Pennsylvania	Location	Gwynedd Valley, 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	$38,995
71%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$10,140	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,398

97.31 %	Acceptance Rates	93.61 %
12.37 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.69 %
1,160	SAT Score	1,110
24	ACT Score	-
16 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
47 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
77 %	Retention Rate	76 %
2,577	Student Population	2,091
202	Number of Faculties	91
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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