Penn State Behrend vs La Salle University

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Penn State Behrend is a public and La Salle University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
La Salle University has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,570) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to La Salle University than Penn State Behrend.
La Salle University has more students with 4,049 students while Penn State Behrend has 3,295 students.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while La Salle University has 196 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	La Salle University
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	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,570
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,196

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	86.01 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.99 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
82 %	Retention Rate	69 %
3,295	Student Population	4,049
286	Number of Faculties	196
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

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