Penn State Behrend vs Wilkes University

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Penn State Behrend is a public and Wilkes University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Wilkes University has more expensive tuition & fees ($42,286) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Wilkes University than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Wilkes University (1,135).
Penn State Behrend has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Wilkes University (22).
Wilkes University has more students with 5,207 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 Wilkes University's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Wilkes University has 176 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Wilkes University
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Wilkes-Barre, 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	$42,286
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,197

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	91.46 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	8.75 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,135
26	ACT Score	22
42 %	Graduation Rate	59 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
82 %	Retention Rate	71 %
3,295	Student Population	5,207
286	Number of Faculties	176
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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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