Penn State Behrend vs Lafayette College

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 Lafayette College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Lafayette College has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,824) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Lafayette College than Penn State Behrend.
Lafayette College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
Lafayette College has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Lafayette College has 2,729 students.
Lafayette College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Lafayette College has 251 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Lafayette College
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Easton, 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	$61,824
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,351

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	31.00 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.99 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,410
26	ACT Score	32
42 %	Graduation Rate	89 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	8 %
82 %	Retention Rate	90 %
3,295	Student Population	2,729
286	Number of Faculties	251
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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