Penn State Wilkes-Barre 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 Wilkes-Barre ($23,750).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Wilkes-Barre than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,145) than Penn State Wilkes-Barre (1,145).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 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 Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 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 Erie-Behrend College.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Dallas, 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$14,258 Out-Of-State$23,750	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$10,982	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

95.00 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
14.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.99 %
1,145	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	26
20 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
41 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
86 %	Retention Rate	82 %
368	Student Population	3,295
33	Number of Faculties	286
10 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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