Penn State Berks vs WCU

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

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Berks has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than WCU ($22,511).
It is harder to admit to WCU than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than WCU (1,180).
Penn State Berks has higher submitted ACT score (27) than WCU (26).
WCU has more students with 17,275 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 WCU's ratio is 20 to 1.
WCU has more full-time faculties with 675 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Penn State Berks	vs.	WCU
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	West Chester, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,686 Out-Of-State$22,511
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	53%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,802

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	79.00 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.00 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,180
27	ACT Score	26
33 %	Graduation Rate	71 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
76 %	Retention Rate	82 %
2,077	Student Population	17,275
140	Number of Faculties	675
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 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

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