Penn State Behrend vs PA College

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Penn State Behrend is a public and PA College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
PA College has more expensive tuition & fees ($31,866) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to PA College than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while PA College has 1,775 students.
Penn State Behrend has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while PA College's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while PA College has 71 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	PA College
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Other health professions school
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$31,866
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	75%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,739

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	43.90 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	46.97 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	58 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
82 %	Retention Rate	72 %
3,295	Student Population	1,775
286	Number of Faculties	71
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), Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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