Penn State Berks vs Swat

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

Penn State Berks is a public and Swat is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Swat has more expensive tuition & fees ($62,412) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Swat than Penn State Berks.
Swat has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Berks (1,210).
Swat has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Berks (27).
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while Swat has 1,625 students.
Swat has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Swat has more full-time faculties with 226 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 Swarthmore College.

Penn State Berks	vs.	Swat
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$62,412
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	59%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$51,095

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	7.00 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	42.00 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,530
27	ACT Score	34
33 %	Graduation Rate	93 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	96 %
2,077	Student Population	1,625
140	Number of Faculties	226
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	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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