Penn State Greater Allegheny vs WCU

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 WCU ($22,511).
It is harder to admit to WCU than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
WCU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,125) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
WCU has more students with 17,275 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 WCU's ratio is 20 to 1.
WCU has more full-time faculties with 675 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	WCU
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	West Chester, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
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	In-State$10,686 Out-Of-State$22,511
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	53%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,802

95.01 %	Acceptance Rates	79.00 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.00 %
1,125	SAT Score	1,180
-	ACT Score	26
21 %	Graduation Rate	71 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
66 %	Retention Rate	82 %
363	Student Population	17,275
36	Number of Faculties	675
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 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

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