Penn State Berks vs Point Park University

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Penn State Berks is a public and Point Park University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Point Park University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,160) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Berks than Point Park University.
Penn State Berks has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Point Park University (1,140).
Penn State Berks has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Point Park University (23).
Point Park University has more students with 3,288 students while Penn State Berks has 2,077 students.
Point Park University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Point Park University has more full-time faculties with 144 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 Point Park University.

Penn State Berks	vs.	Point Park University
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$38,160
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$21,212

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	98.00 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.01 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,140
27	ACT Score	23
33 %	Graduation Rate	58 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
76 %	Retention Rate	73 %
2,077	Student Population	3,288
140	Number of Faculties	144
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 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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