Penn State Behrend vs Holy Family

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 Holy Family is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Holy Family has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,968) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Holy Family than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Holy Family (1,030).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Holy Family has 2,912 students.
Penn State Behrend has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Holy Family's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Holy Family has 76 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Holy Family
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	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$33,968
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	93%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$18,237

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	73.99 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.99 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,030
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	58 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
82 %	Retention Rate	79 %
3,295	Student Population	2,912
286	Number of Faculties	76
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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