Penn State New Kensington vs Penn State Berks

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Berks has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Penn State New Kensington ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Penn State New Kensington than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has a higher submitted SAT score (1,110) than Penn State New Kensington (1,110).
Penn State Berks has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State New Kensington (26).
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 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 Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Berks has more full-time faculties with 140 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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks.

Penn State New Kensington	vs.	Penn State Berks
New Kensington, Pennsylvania	Location	Reading, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification
In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$8,622	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,229

93.31 %	Acceptance Rates	97.13 %
20.83 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.41 %
1,110	SAT Score	1,210
26	ACT Score	27
28 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
76 %	Retention Rate	76 %
460	Student Population	2,077
38	Number of Faculties	140
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	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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