Penn State Greater Allegheny vs Thomas Jefferson University

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Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public and Thomas Jefferson University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Thomas Jefferson University has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,533) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Thomas Jefferson University than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Thomas Jefferson University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,125) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Thomas Jefferson University has more students with 8,286 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 Thomas Jefferson University's ratio is 13 to 1.
Thomas Jefferson University has more full-time faculties with 326 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 Thomas Jefferson University.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	Thomas Jefferson University
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872	2024 Tuition & Fees	$45,533
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,483

95.01 %	Acceptance Rates	86.00 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.00 %
1,125	SAT Score	1,250
-	ACT Score	30
21 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
66 %	Retention Rate	82 %
363	Student Population	8,286
36	Number of Faculties	326
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
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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