Penn State Behrend vs PAFA

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Penn State Behrend is a public and PAFA is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
PAFA has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,600) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to PAFA than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while PAFA has 172 students.
PAFA has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while PAFA has 19 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Penn State Behrend	vs.	PAFA
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$44,600
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,119

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	88.02 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.24 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	50 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	36 %
82 %	Retention Rate	80 %
3,295	Student Population	172
286	Number of Faculties	19
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	5 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service

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