Penn State Behrend vs W&J

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Penn State Behrend is a public and W&J is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
W&J has more expensive tuition & fees ($28,185) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to W&J than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while W&J has 1,151 students.
W&J has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while W&J has 112 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	W&J
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Washington, 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 - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$28,185
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$36,450

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	82.01 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.01 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	74 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
82 %	Retention Rate	83 %
3,295	Student Population	1,151
286	Number of Faculties	112
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	ROTC, 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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