Penn State Greater Allegheny vs La Salle University

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 La Salle University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
La Salle University has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,570) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to La Salle University than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
La Salle University has more students with 4,049 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 La Salle University's ratio is 12 to 1.
La Salle University has more full-time faculties with 196 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 La Salle University.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	La Salle University
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	Philadelphia, 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	$35,570
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,196

95.01 %	Acceptance Rates	86.01 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.99 %
1,125	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
21 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
66 %	Retention Rate	69 %
363	Student Population	4,049
36	Number of Faculties	196
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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