Penn State Behrend vs Penn State Scranton

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Behrend has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Penn State Scranton ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Scranton than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Scranton (1,190).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Penn State Scranton has 875 students.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Penn State Scranton has 56 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 Scranton.

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Penn State Scranton
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Dunmore, 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$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	81%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,299

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	95.00 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.00 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,190
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	34 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
82 %	Retention Rate	78 %
3,295	Student Population	875
286	Number of Faculties	56
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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