Penn State Berks vs Penn State Harrisburg

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Harrisburg has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Harrisburg than Penn State Berks.
Both Penn State Berks and Penn State Harrisburg have the same submitted SAT scores (1,210).
Penn State Harrisburg has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Berks (27).
Penn State Harrisburg has more students with 4,572 students while Penn State Berks has 2,077 students.
Penn State Berks has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Penn State Harrisburg's ratio is 14 to 1.
Penn State Harrisburg has more full-time faculties with 240 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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg.

Penn State Berks	vs.	Penn State Harrisburg
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Middletown, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	70%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,114

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.00 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,210
27	ACT Score	28
33 %	Graduation Rate	24 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	45 %
76 %	Retention Rate	80 %
2,077	Student Population	4,572
140	Number of Faculties	240
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 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

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