Penn State Berks vs Penn State Scranton

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 Scranton ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Scranton than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Scranton (1,190).
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while Penn State Scranton has 875 students.
Penn State Scranton has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 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 Scranton has 56 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Berks	vs.	Penn State Scranton
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Dunmore, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	81%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,299

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	95.00 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.00 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,190
27	ACT Score	-
33 %	Graduation Rate	34 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
76 %	Retention Rate	78 %
2,077	Student Population	875
140	Number of Faculties	56
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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