Penn State Greater Allegheny vs Villanova University

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Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public and Villanova University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Villanova University has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,701) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Villanova University than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Villanova University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,125) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Villanova University has more students with 10,383 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 Villanova University's ratio is 10 to 1.
Villanova University has more full-time faculties with 720 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 Villanova University.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	Villanova University
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	Villanova, 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	$64,701
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	50%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$38,902

95.01 %	Acceptance Rates	25.00 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	30.01 %
1,125	SAT Score	1,460
-	ACT Score	33
21 %	Graduation Rate	90 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
66 %	Retention Rate	96 %
363	Student Population	10,383
36	Number of Faculties	720
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 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, Placement services

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