Penn State Greater Allegheny vs Lafayette 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 Lafayette College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Lafayette College has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,824) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Lafayette College than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Lafayette College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,125) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Lafayette College has more students with 2,729 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 Lafayette College's ratio is 10 to 1.
Lafayette College has more full-time faculties with 251 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 Lafayette College.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	Lafayette College
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	Easton, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872	2024 Tuition & Fees	$61,824
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,351

94.66 %	Acceptance Rates	31.47 %
22.55 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.43 %
1,125	SAT Score	1,410
-	ACT Score	32
21 %	Graduation Rate	89 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	8 %
66 %	Retention Rate	90 %
363	Student Population	2,729
36	Number of Faculties	251
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
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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