Penn State Behrend vs UPenn

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 UPenn is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UPenn has more expensive tuition & fees ($66,104) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to UPenn than Penn State Behrend.
UPenn has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
UPenn has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Behrend (26).
UPenn has more students with 28,201 students while Penn State Behrend has 3,295 students.
UPenn has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
UPenn has more full-time faculties with 2,248 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 University of Pennsylvania.

Penn State Behrend	vs.	UPenn
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 (very high research activity)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$66,104
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	51%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$47,776

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	6.00 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	69.00 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,540
26	ACT Score	35
42 %	Graduation Rate	96 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	98 %
3,295	Student Population	28,201
286	Number of Faculties	2,248
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	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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