Penn State Greater Allegheny vs Mercyhurst University

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Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public and Mercyhurst University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Mercyhurst University has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,510) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Mercyhurst University than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Mercyhurst University has more students with 2,801 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 Mercyhurst University's ratio is 14 to 1.
Mercyhurst University has more full-time faculties with 127 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 Mercyhurst University.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	Mercyhurst University
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872	2024 Tuition & Fees	$44,510
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,009

95.01 %	Acceptance Rates	83.00 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.00 %
1,125	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
21 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
66 %	Retention Rate	80 %
363	Student Population	2,801
36	Number of Faculties	127
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 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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