Penn State Behrend vs Thiel 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 Thiel College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Thiel College has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,864) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Thiel College than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Thiel College has 907 students.
Thiel 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 Thiel College has 58 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Thiel College
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Greenville, 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 - Diverse Fields
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$36,864
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,124

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	71.01 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.97 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	43 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	33 %
82 %	Retention Rate	71 %
3,295	Student Population	907
286	Number of Faculties	58
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), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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