Penn State Behrend vs Penn State World Campus

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 World Campus ($15,204).
It is harder to admit to Penn State World Campus than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State World Campus has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
Penn State Behrend has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State World Campus (22).
Penn State World Campus has more students with 13,979 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 World Campus's ratio is 16 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Penn State World Campus has 2 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Penn State World Campus
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	University Park, 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$15,204 Out-Of-State$15,204
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	59%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,801

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	80.05 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	47.03 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,220
26	ACT Score	22
42 %	Graduation Rate	36 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	75 %
3,295	Student Population	13,979
286	Number of Faculties	2
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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