Penn State Behrend vs Dickinson College

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Penn State Behrend is a public and Dickinson College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Dickinson College has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,450) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Dickinson College than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Dickinson College has 2,137 students.
Dickinson College 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 Dickinson College has 215 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Dickinson College
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$63,450
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$40,384

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	43.08 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.96 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	89 %
3,295	Student Population	2,137
286	Number of Faculties	215
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	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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