Penn State Berks vs Muhlenberg College

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Penn State Berks is a public and Muhlenberg College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Muhlenberg College has more expensive tuition & fees ($60,240) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Muhlenberg College than Penn State Berks.
Muhlenberg College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Berks (1,210).
Muhlenberg College has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Berks (27).
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while Muhlenberg College has 1,959 students.
Muhlenberg College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Muhlenberg College has more full-time faculties with 183 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 Muhlenberg College.

Penn State Berks	vs.	Muhlenberg College
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Allentown, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$60,240
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	91%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$34,766

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	64.01 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.98 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,310
27	ACT Score	30
33 %	Graduation Rate	82 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	12 %
76 %	Retention Rate	91 %
2,077	Student Population	1,959
140	Number of Faculties	183
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), 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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