Penn State Behrend vs Cedar Crest 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 Cedar Crest College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Cedar Crest College has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,934) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Behrend than Cedar Crest College.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Cedar Crest College (1,070).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Cedar Crest College has 1,324 students.
Cedar Crest College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Cedar Crest College has 75 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Cedar Crest College
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Allentown, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$44,934
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,895

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	98.96 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.04 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,070
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
82 %	Retention Rate	73 %
3,295	Student Population	1,324
286	Number of Faculties	75
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	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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