Penn State Harrisburg vs Gannon University

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Penn State Harrisburg is a public and Gannon University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Gannon University has more expensive tuition & fees ($37,951) than Penn State Harrisburg ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Gannon University than Penn State Harrisburg.
Gannon University has more students with 4,665 students while Penn State Harrisburg has 4,572 students.
Gannon University has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Penn State Harrisburg's ratio is 14 to 1.

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

Penn State Harrisburg	vs.	Gannon University
Middletown, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$37,951
70%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$10,114	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,212

96.39 %	Acceptance Rates	76.70 %
12.19 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.75 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
28	ACT Score	-
24 %	Graduation Rate	69 %
45 %	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
80 %	Retention Rate	79 %
4,572	Student Population	4,665
240	Number of Faculties	240
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	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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