Penn State Altoona vs Penn State Greater Allegheny

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 Altoona has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Greater Allegheny than Penn State Altoona.
Penn State Altoona has a higher submitted SAT score (1,160) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Penn State Altoona has more students with 2,577 students while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 363 students.
Penn State Greater Allegheny 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 Penn State Greater Allegheny has 36 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Altoona	vs.	Penn State Greater Allegheny
Altoona, Pennsylvania	Location	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
71%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$10,140	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,376

97.00 %	Acceptance Rates	95.01 %
11.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.01 %
1,160	SAT Score	1,125
24	ACT Score	-
16 %	Graduation Rate	21 %
47 %	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
77 %	Retention Rate	66 %
2,577	Student Population	363
202	Number of Faculties	36
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), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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