Penn State Behrend vs Pitt

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Pitt has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,890) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Pitt than Penn State Behrend.
Pitt has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
Pitt has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Pitt has more students with 33,767 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 Pitt's ratio is 13 to 1.
Pitt has more full-time faculties with 4,261 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 Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus.

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Pitt
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
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	In-State$21,524 Out-Of-State$39,890
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	66%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,497

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	49.70 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.67 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,360
26	ACT Score	31
42 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	11 %
82 %	Retention Rate	93 %
3,295	Student Population	33,767
286	Number of Faculties	4,261
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), 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

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