Penn State Greater Allegheny vs Swat

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Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public and Swat is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Swat has more expensive tuition & fees ($62,412) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Swat than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Swat has a higher submitted SAT score (1,125) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Swat has more students with 1,625 students while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 363 students.
Swat has more full-time faculties with 226 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 Swarthmore College.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	Swat
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872	2024 Tuition & Fees	$62,412
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	59%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$51,095

94.66 %	Acceptance Rates	6.94 %
22.55 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	41.83 %
1,125	SAT Score	1,530
-	ACT Score	34
21 %	Graduation Rate	93 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
66 %	Retention Rate	96 %
363	Student Population	1,625
36	Number of Faculties	226
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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