Penn State Berks vs Penn State New Kensington

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Berks has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Penn State New Kensington ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Penn State New Kensington than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State New Kensington (1,110).
Penn State Berks has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State New Kensington (26).
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while Penn State New Kensington has 460 students.
Penn State New Kensington has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Berks has more full-time faculties with 140 faculties while Penn State New Kensington has 38 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Berks	vs.	Penn State New Kensington
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	New Kensington, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,622

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	93.00 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.07 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,110
27	ACT Score	26
33 %	Graduation Rate	28 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
76 %	Retention Rate	76 %
2,077	Student Population	460
140	Number of Faculties	38
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
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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