Penn State Berks vs Messiah University

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Penn State Berks is a public and Messiah University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Messiah University has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,640) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Messiah University than Penn State Berks.
Both Penn State Berks and Messiah University have the same submitted SAT scores (1,210).
Penn State Berks has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Messiah University (26).
Messiah University has more students with 3,231 students while Penn State Berks has 2,077 students.
Messiah University has more full-time faculties with 195 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 Messiah University.

Penn State Berks	vs.	Messiah University
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$40,640
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$26,414

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	78.02 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.00 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,210
27	ACT Score	26
33 %	Graduation Rate	78 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	16 %
76 %	Retention Rate	86 %
2,077	Student Population	3,231
140	Number of Faculties	195
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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