Penn State Greater Allegheny vs Penn State Harrisburg

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 Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg.
Penn State Harrisburg has a higher submitted SAT score (1,125) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Penn State Harrisburg has more students with 4,572 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 Harrisburg's ratio is 14 to 1.
Penn State Harrisburg has more full-time faculties with 240 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 Harrisburg.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	Penn State Harrisburg
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	Middletown, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor'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	70%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,114

95.01 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.00 %
1,125	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	28
21 %	Graduation Rate	24 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	45 %
66 %	Retention Rate	80 %
363	Student Population	4,572
36	Number of Faculties	240
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 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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