Penn State Berks vs Penn State Wilkes-Barre

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Berks has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Penn State Wilkes-Barre ($23,750).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Wilkes-Barre than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Wilkes-Barre (1,145).
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while Penn State Wilkes-Barre has 368 students.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 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 Wilkes-Barre has 33 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Berks	vs.	Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Dallas, 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$14,258 Out-Of-State$23,750
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,982

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	95.00 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.97 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,145
27	ACT Score	-
33 %	Graduation Rate	20 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	41 %
76 %	Retention Rate	86 %
2,077	Student Population	368
140	Number of Faculties	33
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, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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