Penn State Harrisburg vs Cedar Crest College

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Penn State Harrisburg is a public and Cedar Crest College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Cedar Crest College has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,934) than Penn State Harrisburg ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Harrisburg than Cedar Crest College.
Penn State Harrisburg has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Cedar Crest College (1,070).
Penn State Harrisburg has more students with 4,572 students while Cedar Crest College has 1,324 students.
Cedar Crest College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Harrisburg's ratio is 14 to 1.
Penn State Harrisburg has more full-time faculties with 240 faculties while Cedar Crest College has 75 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg and Cedar Crest College.

Penn State Harrisburg	vs.	Cedar Crest College
Middletown, Pennsylvania	Location	Allentown, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$44,934
70%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$10,114	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,895

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	98.96 %
12.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.04 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,070
28	ACT Score	-
24 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
45 %	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
80 %	Retention Rate	73 %
4,572	Student Population	1,324
240	Number of Faculties	75
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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