Penn State Greater Allegheny vs Alvernia University

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Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public and Alvernia University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Alvernia University has more expensive tuition & fees ($42,810) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Alvernia University than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Alvernia University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,125) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Alvernia University has more students with 2,484 students while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 363 students.
Penn State Greater Allegheny has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Alvernia University's ratio is 12 to 1.
Alvernia University has more full-time faculties with 108 faculties while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 36 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny and Alvernia University.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	Alvernia University
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	Reading, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872	2024 Tuition & Fees	$42,810
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	83%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,174

95.01 %	Acceptance Rates	61.99 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.99 %
1,125	SAT Score	1,160
-	ACT Score	-
21 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
66 %	Retention Rate	68 %
363	Student Population	2,484
36	Number of Faculties	108
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	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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