Penn State Behrend vs Swat

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 Swat is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Swat has more expensive tuition & fees ($62,412) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Swat than Penn State Behrend.
Swat has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
Swat has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Swat has 1,625 students.
Swat has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Swat has 226 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Swat
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$62,412
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	59%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$51,095

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	6.94 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	41.83 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,530
26	ACT Score	34
42 %	Graduation Rate	93 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	96 %
3,295	Student Population	1,625
286	Number of Faculties	226
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	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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