Penn State Behrend vs Point Park University

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Penn State Behrend is a public and Point Park University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Point Park University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,160) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Behrend than Point Park University.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Point Park University (1,140).
Penn State Behrend has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Point Park University (23).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Point Park University has 3,288 students.
Point Park University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Point Park University has 144 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Point Park University
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$38,160
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$21,212

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	98.00 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.01 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,140
26	ACT Score	23
42 %	Graduation Rate	58 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
82 %	Retention Rate	73 %
3,295	Student Population	3,288
286	Number of Faculties	144
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 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, Placement services

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