Penn State Greater Allegheny vs Gettysburg 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 Greater Allegheny is a public and Gettysburg College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Gettysburg College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,230) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Gettysburg College than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Gettysburg College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,125) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Gettysburg College has more students with 2,854 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 Gettysburg College's ratio is 10 to 1.
Gettysburg College has more full-time faculties with 224 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 Gettysburg College.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	Gettysburg College
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872	2024 Tuition & Fees	$64,230
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	93%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$41,523

95.01 %	Acceptance Rates	48.00 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.99 %
1,125	SAT Score	1,350
-	ACT Score	29
21 %	Graduation Rate	81 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
66 %	Retention Rate	89 %
363	Student Population	2,854
36	Number of Faculties	224
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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