Penn State Berks vs Lackawanna College

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Penn State Berks is a public and Lackawanna College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Penn State Berks has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Lackawanna College ($17,950).
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while Lackawanna College has 1,868 students.
Penn State Berks has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Lackawanna College's ratio is 21 to 1.
Penn State Berks has more full-time faculties with 140 faculties while Lackawanna College has 31 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Berks	vs.	Lackawanna College
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Scranton, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate/Associate's College
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$17,950
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,802

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	-
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,210	SAT Score	-
27	ACT Score	-
33 %	Graduation Rate	38 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	30 %
76 %	Retention Rate	67 %
2,077	Student Population	1,868
140	Number of Faculties	31
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	21 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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