Penn State Behrend vs Marywood University

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 Marywood University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Marywood University has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,570) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Marywood University than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Marywood University (1,150).
Penn State Behrend has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Marywood University (24).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Marywood University has 2,729 students.
Marywood University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Marywood University has 148 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Marywood University
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Scranton, 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	$39,570
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,753

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	83.99 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.98 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,150
26	ACT Score	24
42 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	16 %
82 %	Retention Rate	83 %
3,295	Student Population	2,729
286	Number of Faculties	148
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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