Penn State Behrend vs Mount Aloysius College

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Penn State Behrend is a public and Mount Aloysius College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Mount Aloysius College has more expensive tuition & fees ($27,517) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Mount Aloysius College than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Mount Aloysius College (1,030).
Penn State Behrend has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Mount Aloysius College (20).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Mount Aloysius College has 2,752 students.
Mount Aloysius College 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 Mount Aloysius College has 59 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Mount Aloysius College
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Cresson, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$27,517
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	37%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$14,239

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	90.41 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.08 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,030
26	ACT Score	20
42 %	Graduation Rate	45 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
82 %	Retention Rate	74 %
3,295	Student Population	2,752
286	Number of Faculties	59
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, Weekend/Evening College, 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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