Penn State Behrend vs Penn State Abington

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 Behrend has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Penn State Abington ($25,388).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Abington than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Abington (1,180).
Penn State Behrend has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Abington (23).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Penn State Abington has 3,090 students.
Penn State Behrend has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Penn State Abington's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Penn State Abington has 151 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Penn State Abington
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Abington, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,240 Out-Of-State$25,388
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,433

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	92.00 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.99 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,180
26	ACT Score	23
42 %	Graduation Rate	28 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	32 %
82 %	Retention Rate	76 %
3,295	Student Population	3,090
286	Number of Faculties	151
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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