Penn State Behrend vs Bryn Athyn 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 Bryn Athyn College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Bryn Athyn College has more expensive tuition & fees ($27,804) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Bryn Athyn College than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Bryn Athyn College (1,174).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Bryn Athyn College has 285 students.
Bryn Athyn 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 Bryn Athyn College has 31 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College and Bryn Athyn College of the New Church.

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Bryn Athyn College
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master'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	$27,804
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,286

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	74.03 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.08 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,174
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	50 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	37 %
82 %	Retention Rate	78 %
3,295	Student Population	285
286	Number of Faculties	31
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	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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