Penn State Greater Allegheny vs Penn State

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,188) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Penn State than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Penn State has a higher submitted SAT score (1,125) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Penn State has more students with 50,028 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 Penn State's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State has more full-time faculties with 2,994 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 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	Penn State
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	University Park, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,574

95.01 %	Acceptance Rates	54.00 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
1,125	SAT Score	1,310
-	ACT Score	29
21 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
66 %	Retention Rate	91 %
363	Student Population	50,028
36	Number of Faculties	2,994
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 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

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