Penn State Berks vs Gwynedd Mercy University

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Penn State Berks is a public and Gwynedd Mercy University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Gwynedd Mercy University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,995) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Gwynedd Mercy University than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Gwynedd Mercy University (1,110).
Gwynedd Mercy University has more students with 2,091 students while Penn State Berks has 2,077 students.
Gwynedd Mercy University has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Berks has more full-time faculties with 140 faculties while Gwynedd Mercy University has 91 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Berks	vs.	Gwynedd Mercy University
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Gwynedd 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	$38,995
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,398

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	93.97 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.01 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,110
27	ACT Score	-
33 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	76 %
2,077	Student Population	2,091
140	Number of Faculties	91
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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