Penn State Berks vs Lafayette College

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Penn State Berks is a public and Lafayette College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Lafayette College has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,824) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Lafayette College than Penn State Berks.
Lafayette College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Berks (1,210).
Lafayette College has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Berks (27).
Lafayette College has more students with 2,729 students while Penn State Berks has 2,077 students.
Lafayette College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Lafayette College 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 Lafayette College.

Penn State Berks	vs.	Lafayette College
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Easton, 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	$61,824
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,351

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	31.00 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.99 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,410
27	ACT Score	32
33 %	Graduation Rate	89 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	8 %
76 %	Retention Rate	90 %
2,077	Student Population	2,729
140	Number of Faculties	251
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), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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