Penn State Behrend vs Drexel University

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Penn State Behrend is a public and Drexel University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Drexel University has more expensive tuition & fees ($60,663) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Drexel University than Penn State Behrend.
Drexel University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
Drexel University has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Drexel University has more students with 22,344 students while Penn State Behrend has 3,295 students.
Drexel University has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Drexel University has more full-time faculties with 1,224 faculties while Penn State Behrend has 286 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Drexel University
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	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$60,663
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	91%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,159

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	77.53 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.25 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,330
26	ACT Score	30
42 %	Graduation Rate	78 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	87 %
3,295	Student Population	22,344
286	Number of Faculties	1,224
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	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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