Penn State Wilkes-Barre vs Gannon University

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Penn State Wilkes-Barre is a public and Gannon University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Gannon University has more expensive tuition & fees ($37,951) than Penn State Wilkes-Barre ($23,750).
It is harder to admit to Gannon University than Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
Gannon University has more students with 4,665 students while Penn State Wilkes-Barre has 368 students.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Gannon University's ratio is 13 to 1.
Gannon University has more full-time faculties with 240 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 Gannon University.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre	vs.	Gannon University
Dallas, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$14,258 Out-Of-State$23,750	2024 Tuition & Fees	$37,951
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$10,982	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,212

94.53 %	Acceptance Rates	76.70 %
14.88 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.75 %
1,145	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
20 %	Graduation Rate	69 %
41 %	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
86 %	Retention Rate	79 %
368	Student Population	4,665
33	Number of Faculties	240
10 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, Placement services

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