Penn State Harrisburg vs Penn State Greater Allegheny

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Harrisburg has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Greater Allegheny than Penn State Harrisburg.
Penn State Harrisburg has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Penn State Harrisburg has more students with 4,572 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 Penn State Harrisburg's ratio is 14 to 1.
Penn State Harrisburg has more full-time faculties with 240 faculties while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 36 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Harrisburg	vs.	Penn State Greater Allegheny
Middletown, Pennsylvania	Location	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
70%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$10,114	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,376

96.39 %	Acceptance Rates	94.66 %
12.19 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.55 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,125
28	ACT Score	-
24 %	Graduation Rate	21 %
45 %	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
80 %	Retention Rate	66 %
4,572	Student Population	363
240	Number of Faculties	36
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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