Penn State Behrend vs WCU

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.
Penn State Behrend has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than WCU ($22,511).
It is harder to admit to WCU than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than WCU (1,180).
Both Penn State Behrend and WCU have the same submitted ACT scores (26).
WCU has more students with 17,275 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 WCU's ratio is 20 to 1.
WCU has more full-time faculties with 675 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Penn State Behrend	vs.	WCU
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	West Chester, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
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	In-State$10,686 Out-Of-State$22,511
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	53%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,802

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	79.20 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.67 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,180
26	ACT Score	26
42 %	Graduation Rate	71 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
82 %	Retention Rate	82 %
3,295	Student Population	17,275
286	Number of Faculties	675
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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