Penn State Berks vs F&M

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 F&M is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
F&M has more expensive tuition & fees ($68,380) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to F&M than Penn State Berks.
F&M has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Berks (1,210).
F&M has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Berks (27).
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while F&M has 1,990 students.
F&M has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
F&M has more full-time faculties with 251 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 Franklin and Marshall College.

Penn State Berks	vs.	F&M
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$68,380
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	62%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$50,919

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	32.00 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.99 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,390
27	ACT Score	31
33 %	Graduation Rate	85 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
76 %	Retention Rate	88 %
2,077	Student Population	1,990
140	Number of Faculties	251
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	Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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