Penn State Behrend vs Thomas Jefferson University

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Penn State Behrend is a public and Thomas Jefferson University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Thomas Jefferson University has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,533) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Thomas Jefferson University than Penn State Behrend.
Thomas Jefferson University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
Thomas Jefferson University has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Thomas Jefferson University has more students with 8,286 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 Thomas Jefferson University's ratio is 13 to 1.
Thomas Jefferson University has more full-time faculties with 326 faculties while Penn State Behrend has 286 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Thomas Jefferson University
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	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$45,533
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,483

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	86.00 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.00 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,250
26	ACT Score	30
42 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
82 %	Retention Rate	82 %
3,295	Student Population	8,286
286	Number of Faculties	326
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), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
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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