Penn State Wilkes-Barre vs Penn State Greater Allegheny

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Greater Allegheny has more expensive tuition & fees ($23,872) than Penn State Wilkes-Barre ($23,750).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Wilkes-Barre than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has a higher submitted SAT score (1,145) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has more students with 368 students while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 363 students.
Penn State Greater Allegheny has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Wilkes-Barre's ratio is 10 to 1.
Penn State Greater Allegheny has more full-time faculties with 36 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 Greater Allegheny.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre	vs.	Penn State Greater Allegheny
Dallas, Pennsylvania	Location	McKeesport, 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$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$10,982	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,376

95.00 %	Acceptance Rates	95.01 %
14.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.01 %
1,145	SAT Score	1,125
-	ACT Score	-
20 %	Graduation Rate	21 %
41 %	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
86 %	Retention Rate	66 %
368	Student Population	363
33	Number of Faculties	36
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), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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