Penn State Behrend vs Clarks Summit University

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Penn State Behrend is a public and Clarks Summit University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Clarks Summit University has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,400) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Clarks Summit University than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Clarks Summit University has 552 students.
Clarks Summit University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Clarks Summit University has 31 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Clarks Summit University
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Clarks Summit, 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	$32,400
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,430

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	90.10 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	36.26 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	64 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
82 %	Retention Rate	66 %
3,295	Student Population	552
286	Number of Faculties	31
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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