Penn State Wilkes-Barre vs Cedar Crest College

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Penn State Wilkes-Barre 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 Wilkes-Barre ($23,750).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Wilkes-Barre than Cedar Crest College.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has a higher submitted SAT score (1,145) than Cedar Crest College (1,070).
Cedar Crest College has more students with 1,324 students while Penn State Wilkes-Barre has 368 students.
Cedar Crest College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Wilkes-Barre's ratio is 10 to 1.
Cedar Crest College has more full-time faculties with 75 faculties while Penn State Wilkes-Barre has 33 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Wilkes-Barre	vs.	Cedar Crest College
Dallas, 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$14,258 Out-Of-State$23,750	2024 Tuition & Fees	$44,934
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$10,982	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,895

95.00 %	Acceptance Rates	98.96 %
14.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.04 %
1,145	SAT Score	1,070
-	ACT Score	-
20 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
41 %	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
86 %	Retention Rate	73 %
368	Student Population	1,324
33	Number of Faculties	75
10 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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