Penn State Berks vs Bucknell University

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Penn State Berks is a public and Bucknell University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Bucknell University has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,772) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Bucknell University than Penn State Berks.
Bucknell University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Berks (1,210).
Bucknell University has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Berks (27).
Bucknell University has more students with 3,787 students while Penn State Berks has 2,077 students.
Bucknell University has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Bucknell University has more full-time faculties with 398 faculties while Penn State Berks has 140 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks and Bucknell University.

Penn State Berks	vs.	Bucknell University
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Lewisburg, 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 - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$64,772
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	55%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$36,218

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	32.00 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	29.01 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,370
27	ACT Score	32
33 %	Graduation Rate	86 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	9 %
76 %	Retention Rate	91 %
2,077	Student Population	3,787
140	Number of Faculties	398
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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