Penn State Behrend vs Penn State Wilkes-Barre

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Behrend has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Penn State Wilkes-Barre ($23,750).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Wilkes-Barre than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Wilkes-Barre (1,145).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Penn State Wilkes-Barre has 368 students.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 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 Wilkes-Barre has 33 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 Wilkes-Barre.

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Dallas, 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$14,258 Out-Of-State$23,750
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,982

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	94.53 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.88 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,145
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	20 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	41 %
82 %	Retention Rate	86 %
3,295	Student Population	368
286	Number of Faculties	33
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 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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