Penn State Behrend vs Villanova University

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 Villanova University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Villanova University has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,701) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Villanova University than Penn State Behrend.
Villanova University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
Villanova University has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Villanova University has more students with 10,383 students while Penn State Behrend has 3,295 students.
Villanova University has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Villanova University has more full-time faculties with 720 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 Villanova University.

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Villanova University
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Villanova, 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	$64,701
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	50%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$38,902

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	25.12 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	29.95 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,460
26	ACT Score	33
42 %	Graduation Rate	90 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
82 %	Retention Rate	96 %
3,295	Student Population	10,383
286	Number of Faculties	720
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 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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