Penn State Berks vs Gettysburg College

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Penn State Berks is a public and Gettysburg College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Gettysburg College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,230) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Gettysburg College than Penn State Berks.
Gettysburg College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Berks (1,210).
Gettysburg College has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Berks (27).
Gettysburg College has more students with 2,854 students while Penn State Berks has 2,077 students.
Gettysburg College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Gettysburg College has more full-time faculties with 224 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 Gettysburg College.

Penn State Berks	vs.	Gettysburg College
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$64,230
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	93%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$41,523

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	48.00 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.99 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,350
27	ACT Score	29
33 %	Graduation Rate	81 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
76 %	Retention Rate	89 %
2,077	Student Population	2,854
140	Number of Faculties	224
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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