Penn State Behrend vs Penn State

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,188) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Penn State than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
Penn State has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Penn State has more students with 50,028 students while Penn State Behrend has 3,295 students.
Penn State Behrend has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Penn State's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State has more full-time faculties with 2,994 faculties while Penn State Behrend has 286 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Penn State
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	University Park, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,574

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	54.22 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.40 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,310
26	ACT Score	29
42 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
82 %	Retention Rate	91 %
3,295	Student Population	50,028
286	Number of Faculties	2,994
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 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

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