Penn State Berks vs La Salle University

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Penn State Berks is a public and La Salle University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
La Salle University has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,570) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to La Salle University than Penn State Berks.
La Salle University has more students with 4,049 students while Penn State Berks has 2,077 students.
La Salle University has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
La Salle University has more full-time faculties with 196 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 La Salle University.

Penn State Berks	vs.	La Salle University
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Philadelphia, 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	$35,570
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,196

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	86.01 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.99 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
27	ACT Score	-
33 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
76 %	Retention Rate	69 %
2,077	Student Population	4,049
140	Number of Faculties	196
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

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