Penn State Wilkes-Barre vs University of Scranton

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Penn State Wilkes-Barre is a public and University of Scranton is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
University of Scranton has more expensive tuition & fees ($52,034) than Penn State Wilkes-Barre ($23,750).
It is harder to admit to University of Scranton than Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
University of Scranton has a higher submitted SAT score (1,145) than Penn State Wilkes-Barre (1,145).
University of Scranton has more students with 4,731 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 University of Scranton's ratio is 12 to 1.
University of Scranton has more full-time faculties with 280 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 University of Scranton.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre	vs.	University of Scranton
Dallas, Pennsylvania	Location	Scranton, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$14,258 Out-Of-State$23,750	2024 Tuition & Fees	$52,034
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	93%
$10,982	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,952

95.00 %	Acceptance Rates	84.00 %
14.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.00 %
1,145	SAT Score	1,230
-	ACT Score	27
20 %	Graduation Rate	79 %
41 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
86 %	Retention Rate	85 %
368	Student Population	4,731
33	Number of Faculties	280
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, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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