Penn State Behrend vs Westminster College

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 Westminster College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Westminster College has more expensive tuition & fees ($34,188) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Westminster College than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Westminster College (1,020).
Penn State Behrend has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Westminster College (21).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Westminster College has 610 students.
Westminster College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Westminster College has 47 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Westminster College
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Fulton, Missouri
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$34,188
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,178

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	78.02 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.00 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,020
26	ACT Score	21
42 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
82 %	Retention Rate	64 %
3,295	Student Population	610
286	Number of Faculties	47
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 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, Placement services

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