Penn State Berks vs The Art Institute of Philadelphia

Compare two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks and The Art Institute of Philadelphia with tuition and admission information where Penn State Berks is a four-years, public located in Reading, PA and The Art Institute of Philadelphia is a four-years, private (for-profit) located in Philadelphia, PA.

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Penn State Berks is a public and The Art Institute of Philadelphia is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Penn State Berks has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than The Art Institute of Philadelphia ($17,914).
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while The Art Institute of Philadelphia has 842 students.
The Art Institute of Philadelphia has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Berks has more full-time faculties with 140 faculties while The Art Institute of Philadelphia has 41 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks and The Art Institute of Philadelphia.

Penn State Berks	vs.	The Art Institute of Philadelphia
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$17,914
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	-
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	-

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	-
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,210	SAT Score	-
27	ACT Score	-
33 %	Graduation Rate	-
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	24 %
2,077	Student Population	842
140	Number of Faculties	41
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	-
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	-

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