Penn State Behrend vs DeSales University

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Penn State Behrend is a public and DeSales University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
DeSales University has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,800) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to DeSales University than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than DeSales University (1,190).
DeSales University has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while DeSales University has 2,991 students.
DeSales 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 DeSales University has 133 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	DeSales University
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$44,800
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	87%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,311

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	78.99 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.02 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,190
26	ACT Score	27
42 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
82 %	Retention Rate	78 %
3,295	Student Population	2,991
286	Number of Faculties	133
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, 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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