Penn State Berks vs Ursinus College

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 Ursinus College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Ursinus College has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,196) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Ursinus College than Penn State Berks.
Ursinus College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Berks (1,210).
Ursinus College has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Berks (27).
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while Ursinus College has 1,527 students.
Ursinus College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Berks has more full-time faculties with 140 faculties while Ursinus College has 127 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Berks	vs.	Ursinus College
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Collegeville, 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	$59,196
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$39,064

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	86.99 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.99 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,280
27	ACT Score	31
33 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	82 %
2,077	Student Population	1,527
140	Number of Faculties	127
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 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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