Penn State Greater Allegheny vs SU

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 Greater Allegheny has more expensive tuition & fees ($23,872) than SU ($15,648).
It is harder to admit to SU than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Penn State Greater Allegheny has a higher submitted SAT score (1,125) than SU (1,090).
SU has more students with 5,162 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 SU's ratio is 17 to 1.
SU has more full-time faculties with 279 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	SU
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,394 Out-Of-State$15,648
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	76%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,673

95.01 %	Acceptance Rates	86.00 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.00 %
1,125	SAT Score	1,090
-	ACT Score	-
21 %	Graduation Rate	50 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	31 %
66 %	Retention Rate	69 %
363	Student Population	5,162
36	Number of Faculties	279
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 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, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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