Penn State Altoona vs Thiel College

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Penn State Altoona is a public and Thiel College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Thiel College has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,864) than Penn State Altoona ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Thiel College than Penn State Altoona.
Penn State Altoona has more students with 2,577 students while Thiel College has 907 students.
Thiel College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Altoona's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Altoona has more full-time faculties with 202 faculties while Thiel College has 58 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Altoona	vs.	Thiel College
Altoona, Pennsylvania	Location	Greenville, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$36,864
71%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$10,140	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,124

97.00 %	Acceptance Rates	71.01 %
11.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.97 %
1,160	SAT Score	-
24	ACT Score	-
16 %	Graduation Rate	43 %
47 %	Transfer-out Rate	33 %
77 %	Retention Rate	71 %
2,577	Student Population	907
202	Number of Faculties	58
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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