Penn State Berks vs W&J

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Penn State Berks is a public and W&J is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
W&J has more expensive tuition & fees ($28,185) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to W&J than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while W&J has 1,151 students.
W&J 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 W&J has 112 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Berks	vs.	W&J
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Washington, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$28,185
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$36,450

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	82.01 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.01 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
27	ACT Score	-
33 %	Graduation Rate	74 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
76 %	Retention Rate	83 %
2,077	Student Population	1,151
140	Number of Faculties	112
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	ROTC, 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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