Penn State Behrend vs Duquesne University

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Penn State Behrend is a public and Duquesne University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Duquesne University has more expensive tuition & fees ($47,146) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Duquesne University than Penn State Behrend.
Duquesne University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
Duquesne University has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Duquesne University has more students with 8,107 students while Penn State Behrend has 3,295 students.
Duquesne University has more full-time faculties with 478 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 Duquesne University.

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Duquesne University
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Pittsburgh, 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 (high research activity)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$47,146
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	96%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,716

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	79.00 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.00 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,250
26	ACT Score	27
42 %	Graduation Rate	77 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	84 %
3,295	Student Population	8,107
286	Number of Faculties	478
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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, On-campus daycare

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