Penn State Behrend vs Misericordia University

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Penn State Behrend is a public and Misericordia University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Misericordia University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,370) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Misericordia University than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Misericordia University has 2,242 students.
Misericordia University has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Misericordia University has 139 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Misericordia University
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Dallas, 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	$38,370
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	70%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,731

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	84.89 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.16 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	74 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	80 %
3,295	Student Population	2,242
286	Number of Faculties	139
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 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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