Penn State Berks vs DeSales University

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Penn State Berks is a public and DeSales University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
DeSales University has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,800) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to DeSales University than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than DeSales University (1,190).
Both Penn State Berks and DeSales University have the same submitted ACT scores (27).
DeSales University has more students with 2,991 students while Penn State Berks has 2,077 students.
DeSales 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 DeSales University has 133 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Berks	vs.	DeSales University
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$44,800
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	87%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,311

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	78.99 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.02 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,190
27	ACT Score	27
33 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
76 %	Retention Rate	78 %
2,077	Student Population	2,991
140	Number of Faculties	133
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, 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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