Penn State New Kensington vs Cedar Crest College

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Penn State New Kensington 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 New Kensington ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Penn State New Kensington than Cedar Crest College.
Penn State New Kensington has a higher submitted SAT score (1,110) than Cedar Crest College (1,070).
Cedar Crest College has more students with 1,324 students while Penn State New Kensington has 460 students.
Penn State New Kensington has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Cedar Crest College's ratio is 9 to 1.
Cedar Crest College has more full-time faculties with 75 faculties while Penn State New Kensington has 38 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State New Kensington	vs.	Cedar Crest College
New Kensington, Pennsylvania	Location	Allentown, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872	2024 Tuition & Fees	$44,934
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$8,622	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,895

93.31 %	Acceptance Rates	99.13 %
20.83 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.57 %
1,110	SAT Score	1,070
26	ACT Score	-
28 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
76 %	Retention Rate	73 %
460	Student Population	1,324
38	Number of Faculties	75
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	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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