Penn State Berks vs SU

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Berks has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than SU ($15,648).
It is harder to admit to SU than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than SU (1,090).
SU has more students with 5,162 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 SU's ratio is 17 to 1.
SU has more full-time faculties with 279 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Penn State Berks	vs.	SU
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,394 Out-Of-State$15,648
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	76%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,673

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	86.00 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.00 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,090
27	ACT Score	-
33 %	Graduation Rate	50 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	31 %
76 %	Retention Rate	69 %
2,077	Student Population	5,162
140	Number of Faculties	279
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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