Penn State Behrend vs UArts

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 UArts is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UArts has more expensive tuition & fees ($54,290) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to UArts than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while UArts has 1,313 students.
UArts has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while UArts has 93 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	UArts
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$54,290
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,828

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.98 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.98 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
82 %	Retention Rate	80 %
3,295	Student Population	1,313
286	Number of Faculties	93
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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