Penn State Wilkes-Barre vs Gwynedd Mercy University

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Penn State Wilkes-Barre is a public and Gwynedd Mercy University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Gwynedd Mercy University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,995) than Penn State Wilkes-Barre ($23,750).
It is harder to admit to Gwynedd Mercy University than Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has a higher submitted SAT score (1,145) than Gwynedd Mercy University (1,110).
Gwynedd Mercy University has more students with 2,091 students while Penn State Wilkes-Barre has 368 students.
Gwynedd Mercy University has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Wilkes-Barre's ratio is 10 to 1.
Gwynedd Mercy University has more full-time faculties with 91 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 Gwynedd Mercy University.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre	vs.	Gwynedd Mercy University
Dallas, Pennsylvania	Location	Gwynedd Valley, 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	$38,995
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$10,982	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,398

95.00 %	Acceptance Rates	93.97 %
14.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.01 %
1,145	SAT Score	1,110
-	ACT Score	-
20 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
41 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
86 %	Retention Rate	76 %
368	Student Population	2,091
33	Number of Faculties	91
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 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

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