Penn State Greater Allegheny vs University of Scranton

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Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public and University of Scranton is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
University of Scranton has more expensive tuition & fees ($52,034) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to University of Scranton than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
University of Scranton has a higher submitted SAT score (1,125) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
University of Scranton has more students with 4,731 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 University of Scranton's ratio is 12 to 1.
University of Scranton has more full-time faculties with 280 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 University of Scranton.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	University of Scranton
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	Scranton, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
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	$52,034
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	93%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,952

95.01 %	Acceptance Rates	84.00 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.00 %
1,125	SAT Score	1,230
-	ACT Score	27
21 %	Graduation Rate	79 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
66 %	Retention Rate	85 %
363	Student Population	4,731
36	Number of Faculties	280
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, Placement services

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