Penn State Behrend vs Curtis Institute of Music

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Penn State Behrend is a public and Curtis Institute of Music is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Penn State Behrend has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Curtis Institute of Music ($6,000).
It is harder to admit to Curtis Institute of Music than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Curtis Institute of Music has 151 students.
Curtis Institute of Music has a lower number of students per faculty with 2 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Curtis Institute of Music has 4 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College and Curtis Institute of Music.

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Curtis Institute of Music
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$6,000
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$14,289

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	6.95 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	80.65 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	100 %
3,295	Student Population	151
286	Number of Faculties	4
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	2 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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