Penn State Berks vs Wilkes University

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Penn State Berks is a public and Wilkes University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Wilkes University has more expensive tuition & fees ($42,286) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Wilkes University than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Wilkes University (1,135).
Penn State Berks has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Wilkes University (22).
Wilkes University has more students with 5,207 students while Penn State Berks has 2,077 students.
Wilkes University has more full-time faculties with 176 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 Wilkes University.

Penn State Berks	vs.	Wilkes University
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$42,286
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,197

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	91.00 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	8.99 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,135
27	ACT Score	22
33 %	Graduation Rate	59 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
76 %	Retention Rate	71 %
2,077	Student Population	5,207
140	Number of Faculties	176
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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