Penn State Behrend vs Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Behrend has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus ($16,297).
It is harder to admit to Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus (1,050).
Penn State Behrend has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus (21).
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus has more students with 8,816 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 Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus's ratio is 21 to 1.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus has more full-time faculties with 462 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 Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus.

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Indiana, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
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	In-State$11,380 Out-Of-State$16,297
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,739

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	91.20 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.65 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,050
26	ACT Score	21
42 %	Graduation Rate	52 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
82 %	Retention Rate	71 %
3,295	Student Population	8,816
286	Number of Faculties	462
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	21 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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