Penn State Brandywine vs Widener University

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Penn State Brandywine is a public and Widener University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Widener University has more expensive tuition & fees ($53,638) than Penn State Brandywine ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Widener University than Penn State Brandywine.
Penn State Brandywine has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Widener University (1,170).
Widener University has more students with 5,416 students while Penn State Brandywine has 1,196 students.
Widener University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Brandywine's ratio is 13 to 1.
Widener University has more full-time faculties with 263 faculties while Penn State Brandywine has 69 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine and Widener University.

Penn State Brandywine	vs.	Widener University
Media, Pennsylvania	Location	Chester, 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$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	$53,638
68%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$9,937	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,379

95.33 %	Acceptance Rates	84.02 %
18.84 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.85 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,170
25	ACT Score	-
25 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
29 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
74 %	Retention Rate	75 %
1,196	Student Population	5,416
69	Number of Faculties	263
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	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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