Penn State Behrend vs Central Penn

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Penn State Behrend is a public and Central Penn is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Penn State Behrend has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Central Penn ($19,404).
It is harder to admit to Central Penn than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Central Penn has 943 students.
Central Penn 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 Central Penn has 33 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Central Penn
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Summerdale, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$19,404
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,378

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	25.93 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	61.04 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	35 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
82 %	Retention Rate	75 %
3,295	Student Population	943
286	Number of Faculties	33
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), Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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