Penn State Behrend vs Susquehanna University

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Penn State Behrend is a public and Susquehanna University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Susquehanna University has more expensive tuition & fees ($57,400) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Susquehanna University than Penn State Behrend.
Both Penn State Behrend and Susquehanna University have the same submitted SAT scores (1,210).
Penn State Behrend has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Susquehanna University (25).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Susquehanna University has 2,231 students.
Penn State Behrend has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Susquehanna University's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Susquehanna University has 142 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Susquehanna University
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$57,400
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$39,912

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	78.99 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.99 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,210
26	ACT Score	25
42 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	85 %
3,295	Student Population	2,231
286	Number of Faculties	142
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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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