Penn State Greater Allegheny vs Wilkes University

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Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public and Wilkes University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Wilkes University has more expensive tuition & fees ($42,286) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Wilkes University than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Wilkes University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,125) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Wilkes University has more students with 5,207 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 Wilkes University's ratio is 13 to 1.
Wilkes University has more full-time faculties with 176 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 Wilkes University.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	Wilkes University
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	Wilkes-Barre, 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	$42,286
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$11,376	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,197

95.01 %	Acceptance Rates	91.00 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	8.99 %
1,125	SAT Score	1,135
-	ACT Score	22
21 %	Graduation Rate	59 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
66 %	Retention Rate	71 %
363	Student Population	5,207
36	Number of Faculties	176
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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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