Penn State Behrend vs Messiah University

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Penn State Behrend is a public and Messiah University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Messiah University has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,640) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Messiah University than Penn State Behrend.
Both Penn State Behrend and Messiah University have the same submitted SAT scores (1,210).
Both Penn State Behrend and Messiah University have the same submitted ACT scores (26).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Messiah University has 3,231 students.
Penn State Behrend has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Messiah University's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Messiah University has 195 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Messiah University
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Mechanicsburg, 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	$40,640
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$26,414

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	78.48 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	31.97 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,210
26	ACT Score	26
42 %	Graduation Rate	78 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	16 %
82 %	Retention Rate	86 %
3,295	Student Population	3,231
286	Number of Faculties	195
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), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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