Penn State Behrend vs Penn State New Kensington

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Behrend has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Penn State New Kensington ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Penn State New Kensington than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State New Kensington (1,110).
Both Penn State Behrend and Penn State New Kensington have the same submitted ACT scores (26).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Penn State New Kensington has 460 students.
Penn State New Kensington has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Penn State New Kensington has 38 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 New Kensington.

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Penn State New Kensington
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	New Kensington, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,622

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	93.00 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.07 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,110
26	ACT Score	26
42 %	Graduation Rate	28 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
82 %	Retention Rate	76 %
3,295	Student Population	460
286	Number of Faculties	38
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 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
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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