Penn State Greater Allegheny vs Messiah 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 Messiah University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Messiah University has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,640) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Messiah University than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Messiah University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,125) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Messiah University has more students with 3,231 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 Messiah University's ratio is 13 to 1.
Messiah University has more full-time faculties with 195 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 Messiah University.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	Messiah University
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872	2024 Tuition & Fees	$40,640
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$26,414

95.01 %	Acceptance Rates	78.02 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.00 %
1,125	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	26
21 %	Graduation Rate	78 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	16 %
66 %	Retention Rate	86 %
363	Student Population	3,231
36	Number of Faculties	195
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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