Penn State Greater Allegheny vs Widener University

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public and Widener University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Widener University has more expensive tuition & fees ($53,638) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Widener University than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Widener University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,125) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Widener University has more students with 5,416 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 Widener University's ratio is 11 to 1.
Widener University has more full-time faculties with 263 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 Widener University.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	Widener University
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	Chester, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872	2024 Tuition & Fees	$53,638
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,379

95.01 %	Acceptance Rates	84.00 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.00 %
1,125	SAT Score	1,170
-	ACT Score	-
21 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
66 %	Retention Rate	75 %
363	Student Population	5,416
36	Number of Faculties	263
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 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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