Penn State Behrend vs CHC

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 CHC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
CHC has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,410) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to CHC than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while CHC has 1,420 students.
CHC has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while CHC has 66 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	CHC
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Philadelphia, 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 (medium programs)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$39,410
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,096

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	79.13 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	8.79 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
82 %	Retention Rate	67 %
3,295	Student Population	1,420
286	Number of Faculties	66
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 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

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