Penn State Berks vs Duquesne University

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Penn State Berks is a public and Duquesne University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Duquesne University has more expensive tuition & fees ($47,146) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Duquesne University than Penn State Berks.
Duquesne University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Berks (1,210).
Both Penn State Berks and Duquesne University have the same submitted ACT scores (27).
Duquesne University has more students with 8,107 students while Penn State Berks has 2,077 students.
Duquesne University has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Duquesne University has more full-time faculties with 478 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 Duquesne University.

Penn State Berks	vs.	Duquesne University
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$47,146
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	96%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,716

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	79.00 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.00 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,250
27	ACT Score	27
33 %	Graduation Rate	77 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	84 %
2,077	Student Population	8,107
140	Number of Faculties	478
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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, On-campus daycare

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