Penn State Berks vs Cedar Crest College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Penn State Berks is a public and Cedar Crest College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Cedar Crest College has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,934) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Berks than Cedar Crest College.
Penn State Berks has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Cedar Crest College (1,070).
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while Cedar Crest College has 1,324 students.
Cedar Crest College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Berks has more full-time faculties with 140 faculties while Cedar Crest College has 75 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Berks	vs.	Cedar Crest College
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Allentown, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$44,934
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,895

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	98.96 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.04 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,070
27	ACT Score	-
33 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
76 %	Retention Rate	73 %
2,077	Student Population	1,324
140	Number of Faculties	75
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	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, Placement services

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