Penn State Berks vs Curtis Institute of Music

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Penn State Berks is a public and Curtis Institute of Music is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Penn State Berks has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Curtis Institute of Music ($6,000).
It is harder to admit to Curtis Institute of Music than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while Curtis Institute of Music has 151 students.
Curtis Institute of Music has a lower number of students per faculty with 2 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Berks has more full-time faculties with 140 faculties while Curtis Institute of Music has 4 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks and Curtis Institute of Music.

Penn State Berks	vs.	Curtis Institute of Music
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$6,000
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$14,289

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	6.95 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	80.65 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
27	ACT Score	-
33 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	100 %
2,077	Student Population	151
140	Number of Faculties	4
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	2 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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