Penn State Greater Allegheny vs Carlow University

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Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public and Carlow University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Carlow University has more expensive tuition & fees ($34,502) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Carlow University than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Carlow University has more students with 2,104 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 Carlow University's ratio is 10 to 1.
Carlow University has more full-time faculties with 109 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 Carlow University.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	Carlow University
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872	2024 Tuition & Fees	$34,502
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	96%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$15,298

95.01 %	Acceptance Rates	87.03 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.02 %
1,125	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
21 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
66 %	Retention Rate	76 %
363	Student Population	2,104
36	Number of Faculties	109
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 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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