Penn State Behrend vs Penn State Harrisburg

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 Harrisburg has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
The acceptance rate is same at Penn State Behrend and Penn State Harrisburg.
Both Penn State Behrend and Penn State Harrisburg have the same submitted SAT scores (1,210).
Penn State Harrisburg has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Penn State Harrisburg has more students with 4,572 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 Harrisburg's ratio is 14 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Penn State Harrisburg has 240 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 Harrisburg.

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Penn State Harrisburg
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Middletown, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	70%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,114

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.00 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,210
26	ACT Score	28
42 %	Graduation Rate	24 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	45 %
82 %	Retention Rate	80 %
3,295	Student Population	4,572
286	Number of Faculties	240
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 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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