Penn State Wilkes-Barre vs Penn State Berks

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Berks has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Penn State Wilkes-Barre ($23,750).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Wilkes-Barre than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has a higher submitted SAT score (1,145) than Penn State Wilkes-Barre (1,145).
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 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 Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Berks has more full-time faculties with 140 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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre	vs.	Penn State Berks
Dallas, 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$14,258 Out-Of-State$23,750	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$10,982	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,229

95.00 %	Acceptance Rates	97.01 %
14.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.00 %
1,145	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	27
20 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
41 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
86 %	Retention Rate	76 %
368	Student Population	2,077
33	Number of Faculties	140
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

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