Penn State Behrend vs Eastern University

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Penn State Behrend is a public and Eastern University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Eastern University has more expensive tuition & fees ($37,420) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Eastern University than Penn State Behrend.
Eastern University has more students with 5,769 students while Penn State Behrend has 3,295 students.
Penn State Behrend has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Eastern University's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Eastern University has 96 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Eastern University
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$37,420
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	91%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$18,732

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	94.00 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.99 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	59 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	29 %
82 %	Retention Rate	74 %
3,295	Student Population	5,769
286	Number of Faculties	96
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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