Penn State Behrend vs SU

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 SU ($15,648).
It is harder to admit to SU than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than SU (1,090).
SU has more students with 5,162 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 SU's ratio is 17 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while SU has 279 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	SU
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,394 Out-Of-State$15,648
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	76%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,673

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	85.55 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.59 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,090
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	50 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	31 %
82 %	Retention Rate	69 %
3,295	Student Population	5,162
286	Number of Faculties	279
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 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, On-campus daycare

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