Penn State Behrend vs Saint Vincent College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Penn State Behrend is a public and Saint Vincent College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Saint Vincent College has more expensive tuition & fees ($41,100) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Saint Vincent College than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Saint Vincent College (1,110).
Penn State Behrend has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Saint Vincent College (24).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Saint Vincent College has 1,536 students.
Saint Vincent College 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 Saint Vincent College has 102 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Saint Vincent College
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$41,100
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	96%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,976

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	59.01 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.99 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,110
26	ACT Score	24
42 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
82 %	Retention Rate	84 %
3,295	Student Population	1,536
286	Number of Faculties	102
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, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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