Penn State New Kensington vs Penn State Behrend

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Behrend 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 Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,110) than Penn State New Kensington (1,110).
Both Penn State New Kensington and Penn State Behrend have the same submitted ACT scores (26).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 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 Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 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 Erie-Behrend College.

Penn State New Kensington	vs.	Penn State Behrend
New Kensington, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master'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	74%
$8,622	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

93.00 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
21.07 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.99 %
1,110	SAT Score	1,210
26	ACT Score	26
28 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
76 %	Retention Rate	82 %
460	Student Population	3,295
38	Number of Faculties	286
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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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