Penn State Berks vs Clarks Summit University

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Penn State Berks is a public and Clarks Summit University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Clarks Summit University has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,400) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Clarks Summit University than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while Clarks Summit University has 552 students.
Clarks Summit University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Berks has more full-time faculties with 140 faculties while Clarks Summit University has 31 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Berks	vs.	Clarks Summit University
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Clarks Summit, 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	$32,400
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,430

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	90.10 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	36.26 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
27	ACT Score	-
33 %	Graduation Rate	64 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
76 %	Retention Rate	66 %
2,077	Student Population	552
140	Number of Faculties	31
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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