Penn State Greater Allegheny vs Penn State Abington

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 Abington has more expensive tuition & fees ($25,388) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Abington than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Penn State Abington has a higher submitted SAT score (1,125) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Penn State Abington has more students with 3,090 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 Abington's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State Abington has more full-time faculties with 151 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-Penn State Abington.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	Penn State Abington
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	Abington, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification
In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,240 Out-Of-State$25,388
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,433

94.66 %	Acceptance Rates	92.03 %
22.55 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.02 %
1,125	SAT Score	1,180
-	ACT Score	23
21 %	Graduation Rate	28 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	32 %
66 %	Retention Rate	76 %
363	Student Population	3,090
36	Number of Faculties	151
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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