Penn State Behrend vs Bucknell University

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Penn State Behrend is a public and Bucknell University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Bucknell University has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,772) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Bucknell University than Penn State Behrend.
Bucknell University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
Bucknell University has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Bucknell University has more students with 3,787 students while Penn State Behrend has 3,295 students.
Bucknell University has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Bucknell University has more full-time faculties with 398 faculties while Penn State Behrend has 286 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Bucknell University
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Lewisburg, 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	$64,772
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	55%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$36,218

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	32.00 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	29.01 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,370
26	ACT Score	32
42 %	Graduation Rate	86 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	9 %
82 %	Retention Rate	91 %
3,295	Student Population	3,787
286	Number of Faculties	398
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 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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