Penn State Greater Allegheny vs Penn State Altoona

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 Altoona has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Greater Allegheny than Penn State Altoona.
Penn State Altoona has a higher submitted SAT score (1,125) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Penn State Altoona has more students with 2,577 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 Altoona's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Altoona has more full-time faculties with 202 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 Altoona.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	Penn State Altoona
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	Altoona, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification
In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	71%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,140

94.66 %	Acceptance Rates	97.31 %
22.55 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.37 %
1,125	SAT Score	1,160
-	ACT Score	24
21 %	Graduation Rate	16 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	47 %
66 %	Retention Rate	77 %
363	Student Population	2,577
36	Number of Faculties	202
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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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