Penn State Harrisburg vs WCU

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Harrisburg has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than WCU ($22,511).
It is harder to admit to WCU than Penn State Harrisburg.
Penn State Harrisburg has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than WCU (1,180).
Penn State Harrisburg has higher submitted ACT score (28) than WCU (26).
WCU has more students with 17,275 students while Penn State Harrisburg has 4,572 students.
Penn State Harrisburg has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while WCU's ratio is 20 to 1.
WCU has more full-time faculties with 675 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Penn State Harrisburg	vs.	WCU
Middletown, Pennsylvania	Location	West Chester, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,686 Out-Of-State$22,511
70%	% Receiving Financial Aid	53%
$10,114	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,802

96.39 %	Acceptance Rates	79.20 %
12.19 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.67 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,180
28	ACT Score	26
24 %	Graduation Rate	71 %
45 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
80 %	Retention Rate	82 %
4,572	Student Population	17,275
240	Number of Faculties	675
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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