Penn State Behrend vs Wilson 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 Wilson College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Wilson College has more expensive tuition & fees ($27,000) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Wilson College than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Wilson College (1,020).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Wilson College has 1,360 students.
Penn State Behrend has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Wilson College's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Wilson College has 50 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Wilson College
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$27,000
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$14,710

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	89.98 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.19 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,020
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	50 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	29 %
82 %	Retention Rate	69 %
3,295	Student Population	1,360
286	Number of Faculties	50
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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