Penn State Behrend vs VFCC

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 VFCC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Penn State Behrend has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than VFCC ($24,510).
It is harder to admit to VFCC than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while VFCC has 583 students.
VFCC 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 VFCC has 22 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	VFCC
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Phoenixville, 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	$24,510
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	86%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$15,041

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.92 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	29.94 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	30 %
82 %	Retention Rate	71 %
3,295	Student Population	583
286	Number of Faculties	22
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, Placement services

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