Penn State Behrend vs F&M

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Penn State Behrend is a public and F&M is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
F&M has more expensive tuition & fees ($68,380) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to F&M than Penn State Behrend.
F&M has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
F&M has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while F&M has 1,990 students.
F&M 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 F&M has 251 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	F&M
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$68,380
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	62%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$50,919

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	32.00 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.99 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,390
26	ACT Score	31
42 %	Graduation Rate	85 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
82 %	Retention Rate	88 %
3,295	Student Population	1,990
286	Number of Faculties	251
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	Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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