Penn State Behrend vs Widener 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 Widener University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Widener University has more expensive tuition & fees ($53,638) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Widener University than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Widener University (1,170).
Widener University has more students with 5,416 students while Penn State Behrend has 3,295 students.
Widener University 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 Widener University has 263 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Widener University
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Chester, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$53,638
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,379

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	84.02 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.85 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,170
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
82 %	Retention Rate	75 %
3,295	Student Population	5,416
286	Number of Faculties	263
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), 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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