Penn State Greater Allegheny vs Misericordia University

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Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public and Misericordia University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Misericordia University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,370) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Misericordia University than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Misericordia University has more students with 2,242 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 Misericordia University's ratio is 9 to 1.
Misericordia University has more full-time faculties with 139 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 Misericordia University.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	Misericordia University
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	Dallas, 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	$38,370
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	70%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,731

94.66 %	Acceptance Rates	84.89 %
22.55 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.16 %
1,125	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
21 %	Graduation Rate	74 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
66 %	Retention Rate	80 %
363	Student Population	2,242
36	Number of Faculties	139
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 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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