Penn State Behrend vs Allegheny 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 Behrend is a public and Allegheny College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Allegheny College has more expensive tuition & fees ($54,960) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Allegheny College than Penn State Behrend.
Allegheny College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
Allegheny College has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Allegheny College has 1,353 students.
Allegheny College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Allegheny College has 158 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College and Allegheny College.

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Allegheny College
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Meadville, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master'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	$54,960
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$42,099

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	59.01 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.01 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,250
26	ACT Score	29
42 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	79 %
3,295	Student Population	1,353
286	Number of Faculties	158
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

See Full Comparison