Penn State Greater Allegheny vs DeSales University

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Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public and DeSales University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
DeSales University has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,800) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to DeSales University than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
DeSales University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,125) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
DeSales University has more students with 2,991 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 DeSales University's ratio is 11 to 1.
DeSales University has more full-time faculties with 133 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 DeSales University.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	DeSales University
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, 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	$44,800
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	87%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,311

94.66 %	Acceptance Rates	78.58 %
22.55 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.54 %
1,125	SAT Score	1,190
-	ACT Score	27
21 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
66 %	Retention Rate	78 %
363	Student Population	2,991
36	Number of Faculties	133
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 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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