Penn State Harrisburg vs Penn State Behrend

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 Behrend has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Penn State Harrisburg ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Behrend than Penn State Harrisburg.
Both Penn State Harrisburg and Penn State Behrend have the same submitted SAT scores (1,210).
Penn State Harrisburg has higher submitted ACT score (28) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Penn State Harrisburg has more students with 4,572 students while Penn State Behrend has 3,295 students.
Penn State Behrend has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Penn State Harrisburg's ratio is 14 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Penn State Harrisburg has 240 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Harrisburg	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Middletown, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
70%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$10,114	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

96.39 %	Acceptance Rates	95.71 %
12.19 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.74 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,210
28	ACT Score	26
24 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
45 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
80 %	Retention Rate	82 %
4,572	Student Population	3,295
240	Number of Faculties	286
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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

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